Proverbs 24-27

"As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."

I thought about the people in my life - my family, friends, brothers and sisters at church, you, etc. - and those who are not. Some people, like friends, we get to choose, but others, like family, we don't get to choose. We need to be wise in choosing our friends, because they always influence us in many ways. Every relationship we have should center around Christ.

I realized how I complain a lot, mostly inwardly, about people in my life, especially my family. And God is telling me that I should not be doing that. There are so many orphans and lonely people in this world, yet God is gracious to me and has given me family and friends.

Seriously speaking, if we always get along with everyone, our characters will never develop. We need each other to mature in our character and faith. Let us thank God this day for everyone in our life and show appreciation to them for they are gifts from God. And let us do our best to reach out to those who are in need. Finally, let us praise God for we have one another.