Two Are Better Than One

I've been feeling very sick these last couple of days.  I took Monday and Tuesday off of work and pretty much slept the entire days away.  As I laid there I thought about how difficult it is to exercise my faith when I am feeling so sick.  Any other time, I have faith to believe in miracles.  I have faith for others to receiving their healing, but when I'm sick I feel like I'm just grasping the air.

There's a scripture in Isaiah 55 that says "Seek the Lord while He may be found; call on Him while He is near."  I know that my Father never leaves me, but I also realize that when I'm not feeling well, I have a difficult time seeking Him.  This is one of the reasons that it is so important to have friends who can and will faithfully lift you in prayer.  Friends who will literally tear through the roof and lower you into the throne room if that's what it takes.

I make it a point to *always* pray for any friend who asks for prayer.  Not just say "I'll pray" but seriously stop for a brief time and lift their needs.  I do this because when their faith may not be strong, mine is, and one day when I'm down, I may need them to reach out and lift me as well.


"Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.  If one person falls, the other can reach out and help.  But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.  Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm.  But how can one be warm alone?  A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer.  Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken."

-Ecclesiastes 4:9-12