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Melewati Proses Penajaman

Baca: Amsal 27:1-27

"Besi menajamkan besi, orang menajamkan sesamanya." (Amsal 27:17)

Ketika mengalami masalah, penderitaan, tekanan, himpitan dan berbagai gesekan yang terjadi umumnya kita meresponsnya secara negatif: menyalahkan keadaan, orang lain, bahkan berani menyalahkan Tuhan. Padahal adakalanya Tuhan memakai situasi dan orang-orang di sekitar kita sebagai sarana memroses, membentuk dan mendewasakan kita.

Alkitab menggambarkan proses ini seperti besi menajamkan besi. Ketika besi menajamkan besi pasti akan menimbulkan sebuah gesekan yang melukai dan menimbulkan api. Api berbicara tentang emosi, kemarahan, sakit hati, kepahitan, kejengkelan, kebencian dan berbagai luka yang menyakitkan. Melalui peristiwa atau hubungan dengan orang-orang di sekitar sesungguhnya Tuhan sedang menggarap kita karena Dia adalah Sang Penjunan, yang tahu persis cara membentuk hidup seseorang. "Apabila bejana, yang sedang dibuatnya dari tanah liat di tangannya itu, rusak, maka tukang periuk itu mengerjakannya kembali menjadi bejana lain menurut apa yang baik pada pemandangannya." (Yeremia 18:4).

Tujuan Tuhan menajamkan kita adalah supaya kita semakin matang, semakin sempurna, semakin berkenan dan semakin serupa dengan Kristus. Karena itu kita patut bersyukur untuk setiap masalah atau peristiwa yang terjadi dalam hidup ini, termasuk kehadiran orang-orang di sekitar kita. Jangan pernah menyalahkan keadaan atau mengambinghitamkan orang lain ketika harus melewati proses ini. Yusuf tidak pernah menyalahkan saudara-saudaranya meski mereka telah menyakiti dan membuat hidupnya menderita, bahkan bisa berkata, "Memang kamu telah mereka-rekakan yang jahat terhadap aku, tetapi Allah telah mereka-rekakannya untuk kebaikan, dengan maksud melakukan seperti yang terjadi sekarang ini, yakni memelihara hidup suatu bangsa yang besar." (Kejadian 50:20).

Seringkali kita berpikiran bahwa dengan membaca Alkitab atau mendengarkan khotbah saja secara otomatis dapat membuat kita dewasa rohani, lalu kita mengeksklusifkan diri dan tidak mau bergaul dengan orang lain untuk menghindari gesekan dengan sesama. Itu salah! Karakter kita justru terbentuk ketika kita membangun hubungan dengan orang lain, saat itulah kita mengalami penajaman.

Proses penajaman bisa terjadi di mana pun, kapan pun dan melalui siapa pun!

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