Two are Better

Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their efforts. For if either falls, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to lift him up. Also, if two lie down together, they can keep warm; but how can one person alone keep warm? And if someone overpowers one person, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not easily broken. – Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 CSB

Last Friday night, I was minding my business watching a documentary with a friend when the interviewee said something that triggered a childhood memory. The Lord used that to reveal the root of an issue in my family, that I have been praying about for years. I mean years! We had to pause the program so I could hear and process this revelation.

As processed out loud with my friend, I felt the weight of the situation. It was immense. It was crippling. While sharing with my friend, I was having an internal emotional meltdown and asked the Lord, “Why would You tell me this right now when I’m trying to relax? Don’t you know it’s Sabbath? Why would you ruin my evening like this? Now, I have to figure this out!”

Mid meltdown, I knew I had to say this out loud to my friend. So I confessed the weightiness I was feeling from the revelation. She quietly looked through her bible, then she read the Ephesians 5:8-14 to me which speaks of the Lord’s light exposing the darkness.

She followed by exhorting me to praise because the Lord was shining light on the situation which meant it was the beginning of freedom. Immediately my posture and perspective changed. I began to praise the Lord for His light, His will and His purpose for this situation.

I don’t know what would have happened if I had been alone with that revelation. My spiraling may have continued and it might have taken days to get out of the pit. But community helped me quickly recover. King Solomon tells us this in the anchor scripture. Prior to verse 9, he warns us about the danger of being alone. I enjoy being alone, so I have to be intentional about being in community. It is a muscle I have to work, or I risk becoming a recluse.

I am grateful for my friend and her attention to God’s voice in guiding me.

Friend, I encourage you to examine your community. Is it the type that lifts you up when you fall?

If yes, I praise and thank God with you.

If no, I pray that God would bring you the right community for you.

Until next week …

Miracles + Blessings!

Brenda