We Are Better Together

      Have you ever seen someone go through a terrible or tragic set of circumstances and they try to bear it all alone? Of course you have and it is probably yourself your thinking of right now.

     We see people struggling everyday, if our eyes are open.
Pain, loss, grief, depression, and loneliness just to name a few causes and sometimes it is just our bad choices that bring us heartache.
     We can slide into a directionless state with a dark cloud hanging over our heads and it seems to us there is no way out. It takes all  our strength just to get through another day. Why do we try to white knuckle it and struggle alone? We were not designed this way. We were created for relationships. God said in the beginning that, it isn't good for man to be alone and created woman. In the beginning of creation we were meant to be in relationship with God and each other. So why do we so often try to do it alone?

       In the book of Ecclesiastes, King Solomon who was a wise man and very prosperous had the means to try or experience all that life had to offer and he studied the ways of men and searched for meaning in our lives. He comes to the conclusion that the majority of things that men chase after in this world and work tirelessly to reach for are ultimately meaningless. They strive for achievement because of envy or pride never finding contentment. He called it a chasing after the wind. Then in chapter four he declares, I see the tears of the oppressed with no one to comfort them and he sees a rich man with no family who works all the time never satisfied with all his wealth. He has no enjoyment because he has no one to share life with. In verse 9-10 Solomon declares Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. If either of them falls down, they other can help him back up to his feet, but pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Solomon is pointing us to the fact that we need each other and our lives are better when they are shared with others. He finishes his thought here in verse 12 saying a cord of three strands is not broken easily or quickly in some translations. He is telling us that we are stronger together and the more people we have in our circle, the better equipped we are to handle what ever life throws at us. This truth applies to everyone whether your a christian or not. At different points in our lives we all need somebodies to help us up when we fall.
We all need to have a group of people in our lives who feel free to ask us "ARE YOU OK?" and won't accept "I'm fine" as an answer. This group of people can't be fooled with slick talk or a brush off. They know something is wrong and they love you. They are reaching out a hand for you to grab so they can help you back up. They desire what's best for you. More times then not family members or best friends are not these people. They can be to close to the situation and/or respond emotionally out of a desperate need to make you feel better and sometimes respond in anger towards the person or people involved. This only makes things worse and complicates matters. 

     So you may be wondering where do I find these people? You find them in a Life Group. They are offered at your local church. These groups of people do life together, love each other, and support each other when life knocks us down. It's a place where we can discover God's will for our lives and receive wise counsel also, because who wants to keep repeating the same mistakes? Nobody. So get in a Life Group today because,

We Are Better Together!