Pro 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another .
Solomon uses the analogy of a tool to illustrate the role of a Worth full friend ,who notices the blunt cutting edges in us and doesn’t spare us the file. Just like a tool which is sharpened to introduce it to it’s functionality ; to increase its efficiency ,we also need the grinding stone in order to regain our cutting edge.
In life , we need to look for friends who fight dullness and bluntness in our life. When we remain blunt, we end up using more energy in our assignments. Ecc 10:10 If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed, but skill will bring success.
Files used for sharpening are usually made of material stronger than that of the tool being sharpened . The friends we choose to make us bigger and better need to be stronger and endowed with the necessary abilities.
Sharpening is not sweet ; it calls for losing some part of us .Sharpening may demand offloading some behaviours,habits and friends . But upon completion, great duties come calling – One becomes the
darling of the user, effectiveness becomes the norm making one to cut easily past every situation and circumstance .
Further readings:
Pro 11:14
Pro 20:18
Pro 24:6
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