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Strength in Numbers

    The beauty of being in the church of Jesus is that you are enveloped into a family of people who are there to help you on your journey of faith. The Lord has not left us alone. Besides giving us His son, He also gave us each other. We were designed to live in an environment where we are interconnected with his people. When we are down, they lift us up and vice versa. We not only gain a family to rely on, but we become a family member to rely on. When one is weak, others are strong. If you are not involved in a church, I urge you to find one as soon as possible. Without others to share in your journey, it makes it impossible to keep on the straight and narrow. We just weren't meant to do it alone. Let your brothers carry your burdens, as you carry theirs.

Galatians 6:2 Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (NIV)

Romans 15:1 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. (NIV)

 Galatians 5:14 For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." (NLT)

 Romans 12:4-5 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. (ESV)

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