"As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend."
Proverbs 27:17
Just a few days ago, I hosted a get-together with my six best friends. My desire was to just get the girls over to have a fun time of fellowship, games and customized pizzas. :) I was so excited as were my friends. We rarely have time to have fun because of the business of school and life. I had been looking forward to this evening for quite some time and it had finally arrived. During dinner, my dad took me aside and suggested that as we sit around the fire pit and chat, that we take turns and say what we would like to see the Lord do in each of our lives this new year. So, when we were ready to go outside, we did that. At first I thought it would be a quick 5-10 minutes of taking turns talking, but it soon turned into a "popcorn" discussion. One girl would bring up something in her life, and another would chime in and encourage her. I cannot tell you how wonderful it was! The quick 5-10 minutes turned into a God-filled 30-40 minutes of deep discussion! After the party, the verse above in Proverbs came to my mind. I felt so "sharpened" after our discussion. It truly is a great feeling to encounter. It seemed that all seven of us girls was going through similar things in life; probably because our ages range from 14-18. :) I believe our friendship with one another was strengthened and I am so excited to spend the rest of my life with these girls! :) I also felt, during the discussion time that the Lord was there with us, because everything we spoke about was about Him and completely pure and holy.
"Finally brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy-meditate on these things."
Philippians 4:8
The verse in Proverbs is very important to a person's relationship with the Lord. It is also an encouragement to sharpen your friends in the knowledge of the Word. It is hard to find good friends in this fallen world, I understand, but you can be that friend whom someone will never forget. The Lord may just use you to speak into a friend's life for the better. I just wanted to share my experience with you readers. It was truly a God-given time of fellowship, discussion, and laughing and I am so thankful to the Lord for wonderful friends! :)
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