I Thessalonians 5:11 (KJV) Says, "Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do." Hebrews 10:25 (KJV) Says, "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching." Proverbs 27:17 (KJV) Says, "Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." Romans 15:1-2 (KJV) Says, "We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbor for his good to edification." Hebrews 3:13 (KJV) Says, "But exhort one another daily, while it is called today; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin." Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (KJV) Says, "Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up."
I have heard many people make remarks like "I don't like people," "I don't need people in my life," I'm better off alone," I can't tolerate people," "people get on my nerves," "I don't want to be around people," and other similar statements. The truth is God knew that we would need one another as we walk through this life, and He made that clear in His Word. One verse of scripture in support of this is found above and is taken from the book of 1 Thessalonians where we are instructed to comfort and encourage each other. If we are being honest with ourselves, we have all needed comfort and encouragement multiple times in our lives, and having experienced that need we should be more than willing to comfort and encourage others that need it.
The above verse of scripture taken from the book of Hebrews further supports the fact that God knew we would need one another. It instructs us to come together exhorting one another. By definition, the word exhort means to strongly encourage or urge someone to do something. We have all needed uplifting more than once in our lives, and God blessed us with people in our lives that are willing to do that, if we will lay pride aside, and accept the help being offered us.
The above verse of scripture taken from the book of Proverbs tells us that iron sharpens iron and that a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. When you rub an iron blade against another iron blade both become sharper. As friends we should stand by one another through the good times and the bad. We should be willing to stand with one another in support helping each other endure whatever storms come our way, and eager to celebrate the victories in one another's lives.
Romans 15:1-2 Makes clear that when we are strong and others are weak we should be there to support them. We have all experienced weakness in our lives, and needed to lean on God, and another person or group of people drawing from their strength.
The above verse of scripture taken from the book of Hebrews instructs us to encourage one another, and help one another to resist sin. We are to hold one another accountable in a loving Christ-like way. As a Christian never underestimate the benefits of fellowship with like-minded individuals. The love and support gleaned from Christ-like support has kept many individuals on track preventing them from straying away from their Lord and Savior.
Finally, the passage of scripture taken from the book of Ecclesiastes makes clear that two are better than one. This passage points out that, if you are alone and you fall, you have no one to help you up. If, however, you are with another person you have someone to lift you up. This not only refers to falling in the literal sense, but includes falling away from God, falling emotionally, taking a fall in life such as job loss, the loss of a loved one, and the list goes on and on. We should be there to lift one another up and encourage one another no matter what type fall occurs.
I urge you to consider how important we are to one another as we walk through this life together. Life can be extremely difficult at times. Some of the storms we face are so difficult that in order to make it through them we need God, and we need one another. We have all been faced with painful situations in our lives, and some so painful we didn't think we'd make it through them, but looking back we recognize that God and the people he blessed us with in our lives saw us through it all.
If you are a person who has a negative attitude toward people and don't think you need them to the degree that you shut people out choosing to spend a great deal of time alone, I urge you to recognize the importance of allowing people into your life. I urge you to recognize that God sends people into our lives to be a blessing. I urge you to open your eyes and recognize which ones He has sent you. I urge you to appreciate them, love them, and respect them, and to count them as the blessings they are. If you are a human being then you need other human beings in your life for love, support, encouragement, strength, and fellowship. Needing help from others in whatever form is not a sign of weakness it is merely being human. I encourage you to open your heart and let others into your life, and to be there for them. In summation, there is no shame in admitting that we need one another because the fact is people need people.
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