Better Together Part 4
Genesis 2:18
18 Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”
You were created for connection, community, and relationships. It is not good for you to be alone. We are better together, only when you are connected with others can you be healthy, growing, and filled with love.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
9 Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.
10 If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.
Ecclesiastes 4:11
11 Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone?
We are better together because relationships create
Job 2:11-13
11 When three of Job’s friends heard of the tragedy he had suffered, they got together and traveled from their homes to comfort and console him. Their names were Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite.
12 When they saw Job from a distance, they scarcely recognized him. Wailing loudly, they tore their robes and threw dust into the air over their heads to show their grief.
13 Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and nights. No one said a word to Job, for they saw that his suffering was too great for words.
It is not just your
Matthew 18:19-20
19 “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.
20 “For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”
Ecclesiastes 4:12
12 A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
We are better together because
1 Peter 5:8
8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
Satan
1 Peter 5:9
9 Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your Christian brothers and sisters all over the world are going through the same kind of suffering you are.
Standing
Luke 8:13
13 “But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.
Ephesians 4:16
16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.
Ecclesiastes 4:12
12 A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
1 Thessalonians 5:11
11 So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.
Romans 15:2
2 We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord.
Proverbs 12:25
25 Worry weighs a person down; an encouraging word cheers a person up.