When we go through challenging times, we often withdraw
instead of reach out for help. We do it
for various reasons. We might be embarrassed
or too prideful or just don’t want to bother anyone. But, whatever the reason, scripture clearly
teach us that we are stronger and better equipped to handle difficult times
when we have others who will stand alongside us.
Listen to the benefits described in Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 of
having someone in your life that you can rely on in your time of need – “Two people can accomplish more than twice
as much as one; they get a better return for their labor. If one person
falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real
trouble. Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm.
But how can one be warm alone? A person standing alone can be attacked and
defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better,
for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.”
A better return for your labor - When you have someone who
will labor alongside you in kingdom ministry, you can accomplish much more than
if you were alone.
Someone to pull you up - When you stumble and fall into sin,
that person will pick you up and help get your feet back on the path of
righteousness.
Someone to kindle the flame - When your heart is starting
to grow cold, that person can show you how to once again demonstrate love and
compassion for others.
A comrade in arms - When you have to stand and fight
against the enemy of your soul, that person can battle on your behalf through prayer
and petition.
Just like the animal that has fallen behind the pack and is
left alone, we are a prime target for the enemy when we go through life alone
without other Christians intimately involved in our lives. If you don’t have someone like that in your
life, ask the Lord to bring people across your path that will link arms with
you and make you stronger.
Starting all the way back in the garden, God never designed
us to walk alone. He knows there is
strength in numbers.
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