Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
[9] Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. [10] For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! [11] Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? [12] And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Trusting other people is one of the hardest things for me. Why? Because people will always let you down. It’s in our human nature. We’re not perfect so we often fail ourselves and others. This causes me to not want to let others in. I’ve tried to have close friends I can depend on but things always end negatively. It’s exhausting. The Devil knows this, so he whispers “You’re better off alone.”
If the enemy can isolate you from the rest of the Church, then he can better keep you from reaching your full potential. So, he uses people around you in order to hurt you. To convince you that you are meant to be alone, but don’t believe it. Don’t give in.
Even though people will let you down and they will hurt you, you can’t separate yourself from the Church or the world. We are the light of the world and the salt of the world. We are called to be in the world but not of it and one with the Church, as we are one body in Christ. Therefore, guard your heart, strengthen your discernment, and pray for relationships.
Pray the LORD will send good, loving, loyal people into your lives that can grow with you. People that will build you up and that you build up. People who will rejoice in your victories and you can rejoice in theirs. People who don’t want to cause you stress or anxiety but want to be a shoulder you can lean on and a hand you can hold in, and vice versa.
The enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy but God sends people into your life that can help you and you can help.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Seek True Friendship.