We Need Each Other

The Ole Burwick family - an example of a group that needed each other as they dry-farmed the prairies of North Dakota.

When times are good, and jobs outnumber workers, it’s easy to forget about our interdependence….When the system contracts, on the other hand, our utter dependence becomes immediatrely and painfully clear. Zack Exley

Pride and self sufficiency keep most of us men from enjoying benefits of a small group who “do life together” – being vulnerable with each other, praying for and encouraging one another, and at times holding each other accountable.

Paul challenges us in Romans 12: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. 4 Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, 5 so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other (and need each other).

How blessed I am to have a group of five men who meet Wednesday mornings for about an hour and a half, checking in with each other, helping carry burdens, praying for each other, helping gain direction in a matter, enjoying fellowship. For our greatest success and fulfillment, we need the Lord and we really do need each other.