9 Two are better than one,I have so many things I want to accomplish, so many dreams I want to pursue... and, yet, I find myself never getting around to doing anything.
because they have a good return for their work:
10 If one falls down,
his friend can help him up.
But pity the man who falls
and has no one to help him up!
11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?
12 Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
I think it has a lot to do with the way God designed me, perhaps the way He designed us all. After all, He's the one who said "It is not good for man to be alone." (Gen 2:18) I do not believe God ever intended for individuals to live their lives alone and with out a "helper". [NOTE: Having said that, I also do not believe that everyone is "destined" to marry. I'll discuss that in another blog, but that's not what I want to talk about here.]
Solomon, in all his wisdom, notes that "they have good return for their work." I get that. I'm the kind of person who needs to have someone to come along side me and help me to reason through the ideas that I have. Nothing motivates me more than to have someone else be excited about the things that are exciting to me. It's not so much that I need someone to DO the work with me; I need someone with whom I can talk out loud about the work that needs to be done. When I speak, I need to know that someone hears.
Today I feel lost and overwhelmed because I have a mind full of truly good ideas and I don't know where to start. I look around me and see dozens of things that need to be done now and can't find the place to begin. Today is a day that I feel like I've fallen and there's no one to help me up.
Wise counsel has suggested that when I feel lonely, I should think of Jesus being in the room with me and talk to Him. I like that idea; I get the concept. And yet, the fact is, sometimes I need to audibly hear Him talking with me. I need to hear Him saying, "Yes, that's a good idea... and what about this? Did you think of how this would impact that?" And sometimes, I need Jesus to get the other end of the table, help me to move it and then to say, "Yes, I think this is the perfect set up for tomorrow's activity!"
God never intended for us to do everything alone and certainly He is always with us in spirit. (He's promised never to leave or forsake us ~ Deuteronomy 31:6) However, Jesus also wants to be present to us physically and, for now, He can only do this through His Children. One day we will see Him face-to-face. In the meantime, I sure do wish / hope / pray that He would show me who it is that can "come along side" and help me in the journey I am traveling.
