I have a plaque in my office that reads, "You cannot be what God made you to be, you cannot do what God created you to do, and you cannot fulfill the purposes God made you to fulfill without other people. We were made for each other, God made us for a family."
Did you know there are 58 "one anothers" in the New Testament? These cover ideas like forgive one another, pray for one another, love one another, and serve one another, just to name a few.
One of the best ways I have found to deal with life's problems is to put the needs of others ahead of my own. I have found that when my focus is off me and my needs, God meets my needs and blesses my life in ways far beyond what I can think or imagine. God expects us to be more concerned about our relationships (others) and less concerned about ourselves.
Take a test this week. Think back over yesterday and count up how much time you spent thinking about yourself and compare that with how much time you thought about someone else's needs. How will that time comparison change how you're going to think today?
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