SHARE YOUR LIFE WITH SOMEONE WHO IS OF A SIMILAR MIND AND SPIRIT AS YOURSELF. TOGETHER YOU WILL ACHIEVE FAR GREATER THINGS THAN THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO WALK APART. “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labour.” — ECCLESIASTES 4:9 SEPARATE LONELY LESS APART TOGETHER SUPPORT GREATER A BRIGHTER TOMORROW
ACHIEVING PERFECTION IS NOT REALISTIC. STRIVING TO BE A BETTER PERSON IS ACHIEVABLE. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. WE ALL FALL OCCASIONALLY. THE ONE YOU STAND BESIDE AND SUPPORT SHOULD BE THE ONE WHO STANDS BESIDE AND SUPPORTS YOU. “If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.” — Ecclesiastes 4:10
SOME PEOPLE WILL LISTEN. OTHERS WILL WALK AWAY. SOME MAY FEIGN INTEREST FOR THEIR OWN REASONS. DO NOT GIVE UP. YOU ARE DOING WHAT YOU BELIEVE IS RIGHT. LET NO ONE TAKE THAT AWAY FROM YOU. SOME WORDS MAY FALL ON DEAF EARS, BUT OTHERS WILL BE HEARD BY OPEN HEARTS. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. — Galatians 6:9
WHEN I WAS DOWN, I PRAYED FOR THIS TO END. I WAS SENT YOU. NOT THE ENDING I THOUGHT OF. NOT AN ENDING I COULD EVER HAVE DREAMED OF. HE GRANTED MY PRAYER IN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WAY — NOT THE WAY I EXPECTED, BUT THE WAY I NEEDED. NOW I WILL USE THIS GIFT FOR YOU, AND I SHALL DO HIS WORK ALONGSIDE YOU. “I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.” — Psalm 40:1–2
MANY OBSTACLES MAY LIE AHEAD, BUT TOGETHER, SIDE BY SIDE, HAND IN HAND, WITH LOVE IN OUR HEARTS, WE CAN SMOOTH THE PATH FOR EACH OTHER. THE RAINBOW WILL BE FOR US AT THE END. “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.” — Isaiah 43:2
When you come armed with the truth, many may try to strike you down by discrediting you. But do not give up the truth. It was given to guide others towards the light. Jesus taught the truth. You should too. John 8:32 “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
When you find someone who loves you as deeply as you love them, guard that love. Never let them doubt your love. Never take their heart for granted. True love is rare. Do not throw it away. Song of Solomon 8:7 “Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away.”
When someone tries to help you when you are down, if they offer you a helping hand, accept it. Don’t let pride keep you down. Remember to be there, ready to catch them if they fall too. Together, we can walk even the most uneven path. Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 “Two are better than one… If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.”
Look after each other’s hearts. You do not have to look after your own if you look after your partner’s. People genuinely in love will look after each other’s. Taking care of only your own heart can lead to loneliness. Philippians 2:4 “Not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”