Have you ever gone through a difficult time, and then discovered that God placed the right person beside you at just the right moment?
Sometimes we think spiritual growth is simply between us and Jesus. Our relationship with Him is personal, but it was never meant to be isolated.
Ecclesiastes says:
“Two are better than one. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion.”
We all sometimes get discouraged, confused, tempted, or spiritually tired.
The danger of walking alone is that it’s hard to recognize when you’re beginning to drift. And even when you do recognize it, you may not have the strength to recover by yourself.
That’s one reason God places other believers in your life.
God uses others to encourage us, remind us of truths from the Bible, lovingly correct us when we move in the wrong direction, or help us stand when we feel weak.
Hebrews tells us:
“Encourage one another, day after day, so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.”
You can often see another person’s blind spot more clearly than your own, and another believer often sees danger in your life before you recognize it.
That’s not interference. When it’s done with humility, love, and Scripture, it’s one of God’s gifts to you.
So ask yourself:
“Who has permission to encourage me, correct me, and help me follow Jesus?”
And then ask:
“Whom is God calling me to walk alongside?”
A Discipleship-Partner is someone who walks beside you so that neither of you has to grow alone.
Jesus still says, “Follow Me! and I will make you fishers of men.”
