The Wounds of a Friend
Hey guys, sorry it’s been a couple of weeks. Had blogged a week or so ago, but thankfully there are a few of us who read my stuff just to make sure theology is on. Community is a good thing. With that being said, the last blog is being modified.
I wanted to share a great question we asked this morning at our guys time at Starbucks. We started talking through some of the verses in Proverbs 27, which is one of my favorite chapters in all of scripture. Here’s a couple of verses
that launched us into discussion.
“As Iron Sharpens Iron, So one man sharpens another” – Pr. 27:17
“Faithful are the wounds are a friend, profuse are the kisses of the enemy” – Pr. 27:6
The idea around the last verse is this: what friend has told you something about yourself that you didn’t want to hear, but was true.
Like a friend who exposed a character flaw in you that you were unaware of…
Like area in your life that is not honoring or glorifying to God…
When has someone loved you enough to be honest with you?
So, here’s the question we asked…
When was the last time you can remember someone here (there were 5 guys sitting around a table) faithfully wounded you?
I had a story, which means that the other four guys had been faithful friends. It was sobering to me that i need to be a more faithful friend to those i say i am committed to. Grateful for you guys! So, i encourage you to ask the same question and sit on the same passage. Let me know how it goes….
Great stuff Rob; I’m going to borrow your “faithfully wounded” question for our next guys accountability meeting.