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As iron sharpens iron

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… so one man sharpens another. This proverb came up in my reading this morning. Dr Don Carson commented on this verse (Proverbs 27:17) noting that ours is a culture where “rabid individualism holds sway”, and it is always an uphill battle to fight against the temptation to seek no man’s correction, or even his opinion.
As a servant of God, I need my thinking sharpened and it cannot be done unless I take time for honest interaction with my peers. These would be the very men who I might be tempted to compare myself with in order to feel adequate or powerful.
Looking at my habits: I tend to avoid talking about things I’m puzzled by or exposing my thinking for fear of being found inadequate or incorrect. That is so foolish!
Which is part of the reason why I decided I must share more. As I’m often reminded by my current director, live in such a way that there is nothing to hide and nothing to prove.
One of the contexts in which I would love to have more accountability and sharing is at church. I hardly know the young adults in my church even though we’ve been together for most of our lives. Many of us I feel are coming and going for mere moments each week, and it’s such a profound shame that we aren’t making the time to get together so we can sharpen each other.
I am truly hoping that the young-adults group study on John Piper’s “Don’t waste your life” will take off. I pray we’ll wake up to the fact that we need each other and be willing to come together for intentional study. Even though it seems our schedules don’t allow it, and simple inertia may be in the way (many of us haven’t gotten together to just study together like this in a long time), I pray we will make that extra effort, because our lives in many real ways, may depend on it.
How marvelous it would be to have that circle of friends with whom I can share my life and who will rebuke me when I need it. That way we’d truly sharpen each other to live fully and well.
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