Two Are Better Than One
Monday November 7, 2016
For some of us being in control of our own lives makes us feel safe. We often struggle with the behaviour of family members, friends and others and tend to isolate ourselves from them. We feel being in a relationship is more trouble that it is worth. Yet God, after He created Adam, said it was not good for the man to be alone, so he created a helper for him.
The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. (Genesis 2:18, Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NIV)
In recovery, we often find ourselves together with people who have tried to do life alone. At times, we all struggle to be in community with one another. Sometimes we just want to run and hide and be alone. However just communicating, as gently and as truthfully as we can about what we are feeling, will help us move forward in relationship with those around us.
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves. (Galatians 6:2-3 NIV) God designed us to be together with others in life as closely as the parts of a body work together for health and getting things done. We all need one another. When one part of the body hurts, it impacts the rest of the body. As we choose to support and encourage one another, we will be strengthened to move forward in our new life in relationship with God and others. Alone we could never accomplish what is possible when we work together to love and build each other up.
Heavenly Father, help us to live in relationship today the way you planned. Keep us from the extremes of control and co-dependency. Help us to live in the truth of Your word that two are better than one.
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