Paul B Thomas 
Provoke one another to good works ( Hebrews 10:24) One who “provokes” is one who “pushes it” or irritates to the “point of outrage” one who is a “nag or pest!” Like a gnat or some other kind of pest, that irritates your neck until you give it a good slap and hurt yourself in the process.
A provoker is like that and in life a good friend is like that gnat, he irritates you to the point of action. He let’s you know that the real trouble is not his constant emphasis on getting something done or seeing his point of view but that when you finally have enough of putting up with second best and what don’t work, you are aggravated into action.
So tell your friend, stick around, until I see your point of view or slap myself in the process.
Paul.
