We can all identify godly men and women that we admire. We might somehow think that they have simply been blessed with a gracious temperament. We might attribute their spiritual maturity to the fact that they grew up in a stable home with godly parents. But the reality is that spiritual maturity doesn’t happen automatically for anyone. It comes by … [Read more...]
The Wounds of a Friend
Proverbs 27:6 says, “Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.” In other words, sometimes the things that we want to hear are not the things that we need to hear. And words that hurt might be like the surgeon’s scalpel that cuts in order to heal. Most people avoid conflict when possible. So when a friend works up the … [Read more...]