There are moments in life that feel like the ground is caving in beneath our feet—when the weight is too heavy, the silence too loud, the night too long. Times when your heart is weary, your faith feels spent, and hope seems like a fading echo. You can’t explain it. You’re just tired. Tired of pushing, tired of believing, tired of carrying the burden alone.
And in those moments, it can feel like hell is about to break loose.
Thoughts you never imagined can creep in. Not just questions about your purpose, but questions like, “Why am I still here?” Even if suicidal thoughts don’t knock on your door, the ache of hopelessness, the hollowness of visionlessness, can make you feel like you're standing at the edge of yourself.
But God never intended for you to walk this road alone.
That’s why the scripture - “As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend” (Proverbs 27:17) is not just a beautiful proverb—it’s a strategy for succeeding in life.
Think of a knife in your kitchen. Over time, it gets dull. No matter how strong it once was, how sharp, how capable—it becomes ineffective unless it’s sharpened again. But you can’t sharpen that iron with plastic. Or with wood. Or ceramic. Only iron can sharpen iron.
The material must match.
The same is true of you and me. There are people—divinely placed, heaven-sent people—who are made of the same material. People with the same fire. The same Spirit. The same hunger for God. The same understanding of pain. The same mind of Christ.
Those are the ones God uses to sharpen you. And those are the ones you’re called to sharpen too.
That’s why friendship, godly companionship, matters so much. That’s why we must pray for the right connections—not just casual relationships, but covenant relationships. Because when your blade is dull, when your faith is flickering like a dying flame, you need someone who carries fire. When your eyes are dim, you need someone who still sees. When your spirit is too weak to rise, you need a voice that reminds you of who you are—and whose you are.
Even Jesus, though fully God, surrounded Himself with a circle. He had the three. He had the twelve. He had the seventy-two. If the Son of God walked with men, ate with them, prayed with them—how much more should we?
You see, God created us in families. He formed us for fellowship. He didn’t wire us for isolation. And though your battles may be personal, they are never meant to be faced alone.
So I urge you, dear friend—get a good friend. Ask God for a like-minded person. A soul-tie in righteousness. Someone you can be vulnerable with. Someone who will speak faith when all you feel is fear. Someone who will remind you of your testimony when you've forgotten your own story.
And don’t forget—just as they sharpen you, you’re also called to sharpen them. This isn’t a one-way street. It’s mutual. Iron sharpens iron. Both become better. Both shine brighter. Both become useful again.
That’s when God enjoys you most—not when you’re burnt out, broken, and hiding—but when you’re alive, on fire, functioning in your purpose. That’s when your life becomes a weapon of glory in His hands.
But trials will come. Jesus didn’t hide that. “In this world, you will have tribulation,” He said. “But be of good cheer—I have overcome the world.” That’s not just comfort; it’s a promise. That even in the valley of the shadow of death, joy can rise again. Peace can return. Hope can resurrect. But often, it does so through people—through a word spoken, a hand extended, a heart open.
So don’t let the enemy isolate you. Don’t suffer in silence. Don’t convince yourself that you're a burden. You’re not. You were never meant to carry it all alone.
You are iron. And God has placed other irons around you—maybe a spouse, maybe a friend, maybe someone you’re yet to meet. But they are there. Pray for them. Open your heart. Be that friend too.
And remember—God has never left you. Even before your parents knew your name, He formed you. Even in your mother’s womb, He appointed you. His Spirit is in you. His promises are for you. And His Word will not return void in your life.
So rise. Sharpen. Shine again.
The world still needs what you carry. God bless you!
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