One of my best friends in the world is a guy named Mark Stubbs. He and his family have been more to me than I could ever explain here. One of the verses that he taught me (early on) was Proverbs 27:17. "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." But what does that mean? It means that you need someone in your life that is a little further along in their relationship with God than you are. (a little more wisdom & maturity) Someone with which you're building a best-friend realtionship. (Can you hear it?...Kusshht!) That someone is going to be there through anything, and you're going to do that for them. (Kusshht!) They aren't meeting with you periodically or just doing some kind of 8 week bible study...you're living life together. (Kusshht!) They know that they're not your personal "Jesus police". What they try to be, is someone who loves because they are loved.(Can you hear it?....Kusshht!) And knows that they're problably closer to where you are than any of us are to being like Jesus....so if we're going, we might as well go together. (Kusshht!)
You both experience a friendship and a bond that cannot be explained. You find yourself learning more about Jesus than could ever be put down in a lesson plan. The bible becomes a handbook for loving both God and your neighbor. You see it...you get it now...because you have the practicle example of your own relationship. You feel more and more aware of who Christ is every day. Everytime you get together you can hear the kusshhhht of iron against iron! ...and when you've forgotten that God was even there...(trust me, it happens...) it's that same sound that echos through your heart...and turns your head around.
That being said, what's it sound like when you & your friends get together?
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I like this. I hope that is what we are for each other. I feel like I have been sharpened over the past few weeks. Thanks for your friendship.
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