Pro 11:14 Where there is no guidance, a people falls,
but in an abundance of counselors there is safety. ESV
I don’t need to go to church, I don’t need to
read the Bible, I don’t need anyone to help, I can do anything all by myself.
Do you know anyone like that? Maybe to some degree you are like that…actually
if we are honest with ourselves I think we can say that on some level we all are
guilty of feeling this way. We have Jesus, and that is all we need. Get out of my way because here I come.
While it is true the with Christ in your life there
is nothing that you need that He will not provide………but read that statement
again, there is nothing that you need that He will not provide. One of the things that we overlook is the fact
the Christ is constantly working in our lives. HE works out in the open where
we can see, but He also works behind the curtain, where we have no idea what is
going on. One of the most important things the Lord does for us, is to move
people in and out of our lives, at a time when we need them, and they need us.
Think of it as a huge clock, each wheel, arm, cog, and axel totally dependent
on the other. There is not one piece in that clock that can fail to work, there
is not one piece that can reach its full potential on its own. This is how the Lord keeps us from failing. We
stay together, we stay in sync, and we stay safe.
When we come to the highly popular idea that we
do not need to go to church (I used to be one of those guys) we are setting
ourselves up for failure. Church is not a place to go to hear a book report, punch
your attendance card, then head back out into the world. It is a place of
safety, it is a place where you can recharge your batteries, and most
importantly find guidance, strength, and true friendship. Church is a building
where we can find the living body of Christ inside. To say we do not need it is
to rob ourselves of one of the safety nets that the Lord has provided us.
To say that you do not need to read the bible, is
the equivalent of saying I know how to build a space shuttle, so I do not need
the directions. Christ told us He would send the great counselor after He left
the world, and He did just that. He sent the Holy Spirit, to reside in each of
us. You will never hear the counsel more clearly that when you are reading the Word
of God. Within the word you will find the counsel you long for, the direction
you need, and the conviction to carry on, even when the rest of the world tells
you to stop.
Most importantly, when we say we can do this all
by ourselves, we would do well to remember God himself saw, and stated that it
was not good for us to be alone. You can read throughout the Bible and see many
examples where God specifically brought people together to go out and spread
His word. Why do you think that is? We are not meant to walk alone, even with the
Lord at our side, we need earthly help. The encouragement that can only come
from a friend, the intimacy that can only come from a spouse, the guidance that
can only come from a mentor, the call to righteousness that can only come from
an enemy. We cannot walk this world alone, and this is what this scripture is
reminding us of. Alone we will fall, but with God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the love and
support of friends family, and a solid Church body at our side, we surround
ourselves with the safety that can only come in numbers. To borrow a phrase from our lovely Government
we truly become too big to fail!
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About Brian Thetford
I am merely what God has created, a person who is here to help with his plan, a cog in the wheel of life. That is where I find my worth, not in what I do for a living, or what I have accomplished in life, but what I have done that extends the Lord’s plan and expands his will, that being said, this is a little about me.I am a husband to a wonderful wife for the last 17 years. I have two outstanding daughters who help keep my heart soft, and young. For a living I am the Logistics Director for a foodservice company. For my love, I write about and minister on behalf of the Lord. It is here that I find my peace, purpose, and balance. I spend a lot of my free time, writing, reading, studying, or talking about the Lord and his teachings. I am working on starting a church in Leander, TX and if the Lord is willing it will be the beginning of a great journey. The rest of the free time goes to my family. As a result, I do not know what the score was for the latest game, no matter the sport, and I really do not care what Brittany Spears did yesterday. Some call me boring. I like to think of it as focused on what is important, my God, and my family.I believe that the Lord has intertwined all of the above into the perfect life for me, a balance of reality, fun, sorrow, and spiritual awakening. I find that for me, the journey is not about going up the road and trying to find the end; it is more about heading back down and helping others get past the same obstacles that I had to get around. I spent the first thirty years of my life on the run, usually in the wrong direction; I will spend the balance on my journey home, picking up as many as I can that are as lost as I was, doubling back when I hear a cry for help.
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