Two Are Better Than One
For some of us being alone and in control of our own life makes us feel safe. Too often we have struggled with the behaviour and comments of family members, friends, and others, and now choose to isolate ourselves from them. We feel that being in relationship with others is more trouble that it is worth. Yet God, after He created Adam, said it was not good for the man to be alone, so he created a helper for him.
The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. (Genesis 2:18, Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NIV)
In recovery, we often find ourselves together with people who, like us, have tried to do life alone. At times, we all struggle to be in community with one another. Sometimes we just want to run and hide and be alone. However just communicating, as gently and as truthfully as we can, about what we are feeling will help us move forward in our recovery and in our relationship with those around us.
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves. (Galatians 6:2-3 NIV)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Help me to live in relationship with others according to Your original plan. Keep me from the extremes of control and co-dependency. Help me to live each day in the truth of Your Word that two are better than one. Amen
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