We Need Each Other

Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another- and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:25 (NIV)

As I am sure we have all realized by now, life is never simple. It is filled with complications, things that can bring us to our knees in desperation. Even when we know God holds the world in his hands and everything is actually going according to plan, it still is hard. God understands this, even though he has told us time and again that he has everything under control, he knew it would still be hard for us and that we could not do it alone.

The verse above talks about meeting together and encouraging each other. Many of us meet together, every Sunday. However the act of encouragement is not always taking place within the church walls. It is so much simpler to slip out the doors unnoticed than it is to spill your guts about how hard your life is. When we take this easy way out we are living our life all alone. We need one another, to be a shoulder to cry on, an ear to listen, and a friend who will simply be there for us. Pay attention to the people around you, you may be sitting next to someone in church who desperately needs some encouragement.

Let's be honest with ourselves, I'm sure you can think of one thing in your life right now that you are troubled with. You may think you are being a bother to someone by telling them all your problems, or that you may sound too negative. But when you allow someone to pray for a difficult time you are going through, when God answers your prayer, they will also get to experience the victory.

In Matthew 18:20 Jesus said, "when two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them". (NIV) God wants us to come together and pray to Him, to lean on Him and each other. He will met us there, and what better place to be than in the presence of God.

Father, surround us with people who we can lean on. Give us a humble heart to be able to share our lives with one another. Thank you for your design so we do not have to live life all alone.

Sarah Hostetler