26/05/2026
SPIRIT MEAT DAILY DEVOTIONAL BY REV OLUSOLA AND REV OYENIKE AREOGUN
Tuesday, 26th May 2026
TOPIC: LET GOD USE PEOPLE TO SHAPE YOU
Proverbs 27:17; Romans 8:28
One of the hidden ways God develops the duty of your calling is through the people He allows into your life. Many believers assume that every difficult personality or challenging relationship is an obstacle to their progress. Yet in many cases, those individuals are instruments God is using to refine character and maturity. Just as iron sharpens iron, people often shape one another through interaction, correction, and even disagreement. When a believer understands this principle, he stops viewing every uncomfortable situation as an attack and begins to ask what lesson God may be teaching through it.
Sometimes God places you in situations where the behaviour of others exposes weaknesses in your own character. A person who easily loses his temper may find himself working closely with someone who constantly provokes irritation. Instead of immediately asking God to remove that person, it may be wiser to ask whether God is using the situation to address a deeper issue within you. Through such experiences, patience, humility, and self-control are developed. The rough edges of our character are gradually smoothed through the friction of everyday relationships. Just as stones become smooth when they rub against one another, believers are refined through the interactions God allows in their lives.
Therefore, learn to cooperate with the process of character formation. Do not rush to escape every uncomfortable relationship or responsibility. Sometimes the very environment you wish to leave is the workshop where God is shaping you for your calling. If you allow Him to complete His work in your life, the qualities developed through those experiences will strengthen your effectiveness in the future. When your character becomes stable and mature, you will be better prepared to carry the responsibilities connected to your calling and to serve others with wisdom and grace.
THOUGHT TO PONDER: Could God be using certain people or situations in my life to shape my character for my calling? What lessons might He be teaching me through them?
PRAYER: Father, help me recognise the ways You are shaping my life through the people and situations around me. Give me humility and patience to grow through every lesson You are teaching me, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Samuel 6:1–7:29, John 13:21–38, Psalm 119:33–48, Proverbs 16:1–3
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