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FELLOWSHIP FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH 

“The fellowship of true friends who can hear you out, share your joys, help carry your burdens, and correctly counsel you is priceless.” Ezra Taft Benson

PRAY:  Oh, God, this verse is hard for me. Iron sharpening iron is uncomfortable, it hurts, and it's extremely intimate. I understand this concept in theory, but I'm crying out to You now to show me how to live this out in reality - both by being willing to sharpen a fellow believer, but also allowing other believers to sharpen me. In seeking true, godly fellowship I have to learn to do this and I need You desperately. Please make me a sharpened sword. Amen and Amen.

REFLECT:  Have you ever thought of this verse in light of Fellowship? After reading it a few times, you will find that in order to allow two Christians to "sharpen" one another, you must know each other, trust each other, and be close enough to allow each other to speak the truth, in love. That's true fellowship and in time it will also make you both more Christ-like. That seems worth pursuing.

ACT:  Start practicing true Fellowship by choosing a close friend to approach with the challenge to purposely allow you both to sharpen one another spiritually. Have a conversation about how that would look, practically speaking, and then set out to become two sharpened swords. You could do that through honest conversations, through committed prayer, or both. Choose to pursue this challenging fellowship with another believer in Jesus, today.