"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: if one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!"
Remember that word prosperity that I've mentioned the past couple of days? I've prospered the most in life in friendships; some are for a season, some a reason and some are lifetime friends. Each have been a blessing to me in some way and I pray in return I've been the friend they have needed as well. God never called us to walk this journey alone, our very existence is a result of God wanting a relationship with us. We are called to help one another up when one of us falls, to be there to support our brother or sister in their time of need. Our culture is a reflection of this with the onset of social networks forming, people needing to reach out to one another. This time in history is troubling for many with the economic hardships that have fallen on families. Without a friend to come along side us, the battle could be more than we could bare.
If you are trying to walk this journey without a friend, thinking that you can do this thing called life alone... perhaps you need to dig a little deeper in the word and see that God called us all to be a friend to another. Maybe you don't have any needs to be met (although I would find this hard to believe), maybe what is required of you today is that you be a friend to someone who needs a friend to come along and be the support through their crisis, their struggle or maybe to rejoice with them and celebrate. Some of you may be saying, friendships have brought me much grief and I don't need them. Unfortunately friendships can hurt us, we are afterall human and we fail one another. Opening ourselves up to friends can be a risk, but the reward more often than not is greater than any risk presented. It's the friend that can provide us encouragement, celebrate in our special moments with us, be a shoulder to cry on during trials or simply someone to talk with and share our life story with.
Who in your life right now is in need of a friend? Who is in your circle of activities that could use someone to come along side and support them? Is there someone who needs forgiveness in a broken relationship, perhaps you or maybe someone you wronged?
Blessings,
Heather
