Iron Sharpens Iron

Proverbs 27:17

New International Version (NIV)

¹⁷ As iron sharpens iron,
    so one person sharpens another.

This verse has been in the forefront of my mind lately.  

I've got an amazing team of people at Ear in the Envelope Inc.  My passion for my studio team is that at some point "if and when" each person leaves the team that they will leave as a person who has been changed for the better by their experience of working together.

Life and people are messy.  We continually bump into one another, hurt one another, annoy...... disappoint.........

I can live in a cave and not worry about any of these messy relational issues.  But the bumping creates an environment where I can grow or fail miserably.

Each bump is a test.  How will I handle myself.  Will I bristle, will I hide, will I scream, will I wear the face of disappointment or frustration?  Or will I face the test as an anticipated exam that I've spent years studying to pass?  Will I jump into the FIRE of relationship, dealing head on with uncomfortable issues?  I know that dealing with issues now, will save many pains in the future.

When I was a much younger person, confrontation was enormously daunting and uncomfortable.  Little did I realize the strength of Iron Sharpening Iron.  Boldly and honestly living in openness with others ...carves me into the person God knows I need to be.

     

         Joy can be found in

Sharing my failures 

                          

          Asking others to speak truth into my life

                                        

                   Accepting that truth and acting on it..... 

***The key is not feeling personally attacked....... stay open to being sharpened by others.

And then as God leads in boldness and love sharpen others!!!!

                         It's time to write this on metal and wear it........

Iron Sharpen Irons