Iron Sharpens Iron

A friend shared this saying with me. It was brought to her by way of her elementary school-aged daughter. It sounded vaguely familiar, but right off the bat I couldn’t figure out why.

Here it is:

“I’m Burger King and you’re McDonalds. Gonna have it my way and you’re gonna like it.”

Yeah. Read that one again. And maybe a third time or fourth.

I laughed at first when I read it. Then it wasn’t so funny. I know I’ve heard that phrase before, but the part that struck me hardest was I can remember saying something similar to God.

“I’m in charge of my life. I’m gonna do things my way and You’re gonna...