I Need You to Survive

When in danger of drowning, a colony of fire ants — thousands of them — will save themselves by joining forces and forming a raft. They pile together and lock legs and jaws forming an ant raft that can survive for months. Studies show that together, the ants aren’t just stronger, they are airtight. Individual fire ants, when dropped in water, struggle, flail, and drown. When flood waters come together these ants are stronger and together they can survive.

We are a generation of independence. We prefer to not need anyone, anything, and believe we can roll up our sleeves and handle our problems ourselves.  The enemy wants us to be independent but our God wants us dependent on Him and on one another. He teaches us the strength in being bound together. "Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken." ~ Eccl. 4:12

When flood waters of trials, tribulations, and persecution come against me I need you to survive. Together we are stronger. Together, bound in His love and His strength, we can survive, endure, and overcome. Alone we are weaker, we struggle, we flail, and can drown in the midst of our storm.

God has brought us the body of Christ to be together in unity and in love to survive. “Let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near” ~Hebrews 10:24-25. Simply put I need you, and you need me…