Together: A 5-Day Prayer for Unity Among Believers

Father, help the people I surround myself with speak the truth into my life. Help me to hear and receive their words offered to me in love. Father, please also give me the wisdom to speak truth into their lives as well.

A community centered around Jesus, the church, is intended to be authentic. And with authenticity comes honesty—the easy kind and the hard kind.

The Bible tells us that as believers, we’re called to sharpen one another. Do you know what happens when you strike an iron flint against another? Sparks fly! It’s how you handle the aftermath that determines if you make a pile of molten ash or if you create a more refined product.

There will be days when you’ll speak truth to a friend, and there will be days when you’re on the receiving end of such truth—but that’s how God designed relationships to be. No matter which seat you find yourself in, God calls you to always humble yourself, to live authentically and honestly, in community, and to ultimately help each other journey toward Jesus. A true friend will be willing to tell you things that you don’t want to hear.

Don’t do life alone, dwelling in a fake community. Even when it hurts, a true community will lead you to life.