Navigating the In-Betweens of People
By the Pace with Grace editorial team
Key Verse · Proverbs 27:17 (NIV)
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
Relationships are hard. They're beautiful, and messy, and complicated. Sometimes they feel like the safest place on earth, and sometimes they feel like the most uncertain.
The Bible doesn't give us a formula for relationships. It gives us stories of people who messed up, and people who loved well. It gives us principles, not rules.
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
This verse isn't about competition, or comparison. It's about the beauty of being shaped by the people around us. It's about being sharpened, not polished.
So how do we navigate the in-betweens of people? How do we know when to push in, and when to pull back? When to speak up, and when to listen?
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