Hebrews 10:25 NLT // And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.
“Isolation is the modern day leprosy.” – Mother Teresa
1 Samuel 14:1,4-15 NLT //
1 One day Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come on, let’s go over to where the Philistines have their outpost.” But Jonathan did not tell his father what he was doing.
4 To reach the Philistine outpost, Jonathan had to go down between two rocky cliffs that were called Bozez and Seneh. 5 The cliff on the north was in front of Micmash, and the one on the south was in front of Geba. 6 “Let’s go across to the outpost of those pagans,” Jonathan said to his armor bearer. “Perhaps the Lord will help us, for nothing can hinder the Lord. He can win a battle whether he has many warriors or only a few!”
7 “Do what you think is best,” the armor bearer replied. “I’m with you completely, whatever you decide.” 8 “All right, then,” Jonathan told him. “We will cross over and let them see us. 9 If they say to us, ‘Stay where you are or we’ll kill you,’ then we will stop and not go up to them. 10 But if they say, ‘Come on up and fight,’ then we will go up. That will be the Lord’s sign that he will help us defeat them.”
11 When the Philistines saw them coming, they shouted, “Look! The Hebrews are crawling out of their holes!” 12 Then the men from the outpost shouted to Jonathan, “Come on up here, and we’ll teach you a lesson!” “Come on, climb right behind me,” Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “for the Lord will help us defeat them!”
13 So they climbed up using both hands and feet, and the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor bearer killed those who came behind them. 14 They killed some twenty men in all, and their bodies were scattered over about half an acre. 15 Suddenly, panic broke out in the Philistine army, both in the camp and in the field, including even the outposts and raiding parties. And just then an earthquake struck, and everyone was terrified.
- Godly inspiration requires collaboration which cannot happen in isolation.
5 Characteristics of Godly Friends:
- Challenge your mentality
- Stretch you spiritually
Hebrews 11:1 NIV // Now faith is the confidence in what we hope for and the assurance about what we do not see.
- Support you wholeheartedly
- Help you think strategically
Proverbs 21:5 NLT // Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.
- Propel you supernaturally
