The Answer III

1 Pet.3:⁸ (TLB) “And now this word to all of you: You should be like one big happy family, full of sympathy toward each other, loving one another with tender hearts and humble minds.”

Eccl.4:¹⁰ (Voice) “If one of them falls, the other can help him up. But who will help the pitiful person who falls down alone?” The fourth reason you need people is, you need people to wait with you and if need be, weep with you. You need people to wait with you while you are in between jobs or fresh out  of school looking for a job. If you are trusting God for the fruit of the womb, it can get very lonely. Everywhere you look, all you can see is pregnant women. When you are waiting, God does not want you to wait alone. Nobody should have to wait alone, even when you are waiting for good news. When you are weeping, God does not want you to weep alone. Nobody should have to weep alone, people should be there with you.

God’s safety net is a group of other believers, committed to you. They may not have all the answers, but they are committed to you. They are there to support you when you are going through a tough time, there to give you emotional support. That is what God wants for you. A lot of us are going through tough times alone. You are going through a season of financial challenge and you are going through it alone, why? People may not have the money to solve your financial problem, but they will be there to support you, to pray with you and who knows, they may even have some money to support you with. God does not want you to be alone.

1 Cor.12:²⁶ (NKJV) “And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honoured, all the members rejoice with it.” God does not want anyone to bear pain alone. You should not go through despair alone. I came across a story of a man in America that died in his house and for two years nobody knew he was dead. Imagine the kind of life he lived. Perhaps he moved from church to church and refused to get planted. Or he was part of a local church but never joined a Life Group. The day he passed on nobody knew, for two years nobody knew.

A lady told me of how she fell in her house and was unable to come out for over a week and nobody knew. She was accusing us of not calling her for the two months she was away from church. While I felt sorry for her, I asked her if she had ever heard me urge people to join a Life Group? She said yes. I said, why do you think I was doing that? When God tells you to do something, it is not because He wants to take something from you. Do it for your own good!

Prayer: Father, I thank You for my church family, thank You for surrounding me with help and support. Empower me to help and support others too, in Jesus Name. Amen!