Visit Grace House Church in Florence, AL

Grace House is a Spirit-filled, non-denominational church located at 389 Seville St, Florence, AL 35630, serving Florence, Muscle Shoals, and the greater Shoals region.

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Grace House – 389 Seville St, Florence AL

In a comfort-seeking culture, we often resist the very challenges that could help us grow spiritually. Proverbs 27:17 teaches that iron sharpens iron, and similarly, God uses friends to speak truth into our lives. This isn't about authority relationships like employer-employee or parent-child dynamics, but about genuine friendships built on trust and mutual care.True friendship sometimes requires difficult conversations when we see someone heading down a path that will interfere with their future potential. Like a surgeon performing heart surgery, the temporary pain serves a greater purpose of healing and restoration. When friends challenge us out of love, we have a choice: respond with offense and bitterness, or receive their words with humility and prayerful consideration.Effective correction requires specific elements: face-to-face communication, a spirit of gentleness, clear and specific concerns, and genuine love for the person's wellbeing. The goal is restoration, like setting a broken bone that heals stronger than before. We all have blind spots and areas where we don't see clearly, making these trusted friendships essential for spiritual growth. Rather than surrounding ourselves only with people who agree with everything we do, we need friends who love us enough to speak truth when led by the Holy Spirit.