What a refreshing thing friends are. Do you have friends? I am not talking about acquaintances, I am talking about friends. I have many acquaintances but very few friends. Are your friends made of iron? The Bible talks about iron sharpening iron. Those who are married have at least one friend, although at times it doesn't feel friendly. The problem occurs when we take offense to the sharpening. This weekend I was reminded how wonderful it is to have iron friends. Saturday evening, after all eight children were in bed, we stayed up talking. It was almost one in the morning before we blew out the candle. It was very refreshing to discuss the different issues we are facing. Topics included, child training, marriage, personal struggles, church related discrepancies, home schooling, and work. There were certain things we did not agree on but there were no fights. We felt at liberty to say how I felt about certain issues knowing they would understand. Knowing they wouldn't believe we were heretics.
It was very encouraging and we are thankful for Jon and Ginny's friendship.
Do you have iron friends? Or would your friends fall into the acquaintance category?
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