2 Timothy 1:16 TLB
“May the Lord bless Onesiphorus and all his family because he visited me and encouraged me often. His visits revived me like a breath of fresh air.”
Why Walk Alone?
Ecclesiastes 4:8
“There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth.”
- Misinformed
- Temperament
- Fear
- Past Experiences
- Busyness
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Romans 12:5 NLT
“…Since we are all one body in Christ, we belong to each other, and each of us needs all the others.”
Arena-I know and you know.
- I need people who really know me.
1 Corinthians 2:11
“For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s spirit within him?”
Mask-I know but you don’t know.
- I need people who will protect me.
2 Corinthians 4:2 MSG
“We refuse to wear masks and play games…Rather, we keep everything we do and say out in the open…”
James 5:16
“Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.”
Blind Spots-I don’t know but you know.
- I need people to be honest with me.
Proverbs 27:6 NKJV
“Faithful are the wounds of a friend. But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”
Potential-I don’t know and you don’t know.
- I need people who will grow me
Proverbs 27:17
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”
Proverbs 18:24“A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”