Sharpening One Another

Proverbs 27:17

"As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend"

I got a call from a good friend of mine last night. Me and this guy have been training and working towards our dreams together the past 3 years. Every summer we have got together and put in countless productive hours in gym. We have grown closer and it's become easy to talk about life and other things together. I'm thankful to have him as my true brother. He gives me advice on certain things and I give him advice on certain things. Last night he called me and we talked about relationships, basketball, life, etc... The moment the conversation became so REAL was when he told me "Jaz, Like I'm really working on my life with God now, he has humbled me so much and Im really trying to change. I've given it all over to him, like forreal". The moment he said those words, I was instantly inspired! Here is this 23 year old guy telling me he's becoming serious about his faith and walk with Christ. We talked about how EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON. I learned so much from that conversation last night, so much that I needed to hear and be reminded of. That's INSPIRATION. He told me about a website called www.odb.org which have daily devotions on it. The one that was posted for yesterday was "Sharpening One Another". After that conversation, I truly felt like he had just sharpened me back into the reality of things. Lately, I know I've slacked on my walk with Christ. He inspired me to get back on it! I'm just thankful for good people like him in my corner that really care about me, believe in me, inspire me, & sharpen me to become a better person. I know I'm not perfect and I struggle, but who doesn't. We all are humans and we all are at war with life. The thing that we have to remember is that God Still LOVES us. He loves us unconditionally and if we just give it all to him(our weaknesses, disappointments, hurts, pain, struggles) if we just give those things over to him and truly believe in him, then he will change us for the BETTER! Working Progress. 

KEY POINTS from this Sharing

• Trust & Belive that God Allows Everything To Happen For A Reason! Try to Look at Everything that happens as a Win for something Better to Happen Later
• Nobody is Perfect, We All Will Struggle With Various Things, We All Will Experience Disappointment, Hurt, & Pain
• Remember That During Those Times, If We Give It All Over To Him, Trust & Belive In Him, Then He Can Change Us For The Better
• It Requires Effort To Work On Our Relationships With God. We including Myself GOT TO STOP Being Lazy. Prayer and getting into the Word Daily is A Must
• Sharpening One Another ~ Hold your friends accountable. Help Someone Else!