Pray with me:
Father, we thank you for friends who love us too much to bless our folly. When we are unsure, let us hear their voices over the cacophony of the sycophants who fear they will hurt us by speaking the truth. Please make us the kind of friends who give each other the gift of accountability. Use the iron of others to sharpen our own iron until we become like Christ. In His holy name we pray. Amen.