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Ecclesiastes 4:¹⁰ “If you fall, your friend can help you up. But if you fall without having a friend nearby, you are really in trouble.” (CEV)

It would be a shame for anyone to be in a church family and if that person gets into trouble, he or she has to deal with it all alone. That will be a big shame. God has bought us all into a church family so that we can be a part of a community. And if one of us gets into trouble, if one person falls, he or she has people to link up with. If you are in a church family and you just show up and  leave, you are not part of any unit, or serving in any department, or not part of any small group or life group, you are in danger.

And this is the simplest way to put it because you are actually risking your life. God says, when you are part of a community, your community will help you get back up. The question is not if you fall, the question is what will happen? Are you surrounded by helpers if that happens? I pray that you will not fall in Jesus Name. But if you fall, you need a community that will be there to help you get back up. Why do we need community? We Need Community To Make Up For Our Weaknesses. We Need Community To Bring Out The Best In Us. We Need Community To Get More Done. We Need Community To Help Us Get Back Up When We Stumble.

We Need Community To Overcome Attacks And Criticism. The truth is that the moment you choose a dream for your life, somebody is not going to like it. If you are single, for example, the moment you choose to get married, somebody is not going to like it. If you are married, the moment you choose to have children, somebody is not going to like it. If you are on a job, the moment you aspire to get promoted, somebody is not going to like it. And you would be amazed at who the person or people are. If you are in paid employment, the moment you choose to pursue your vision of entrepreneurship, somebody is not going to like it.

The moment you choose a dream for your life, somebody’s not going to like it. If you are alone, you will get discouraged. But if you are part of a community, your community can help you overcome attacks and criticism. Ecclesiastes 4:¹² “By yourself you’re unprotected. An enemy can attack and defeat you. But two can stand back-to-back and resist, and a team of three is even better, like a triple-braided rope which does not break easily.” (MSG/NLT, emphasis added). Two are better than one, three are better than two, four are better than three, and so on.

Prayer: Father, please separate me from every wrong team I have joined myself to  ,plant me in the right team and help me be the right person in my team, in Jesus Name. Amen!