Ecclesiastes 4:12 // A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
It’s been said that birds of a feather will flock together. For most of our lives we’ve been told that our relationships, who we choose to fly through life with, will more often than not determine how high we can reach, and how far we can go. It’s true birds of a feather flock together and arrive together, so make sure you know where your flock is headed.
Well the same can apply to how effective we are at leading a God-first life. As believers, who we choose to align ourselves with in life is vital because the purpose and potential God desires us to fulfill is not something we can do alone. Two is always better than one, and God created us to be in a community full of people who are committed to pursuing Him together as the body of Christ.
So how do we determine who we should be connected to and aligned with?
One of the first ways of discovering this is finding people who are moving in the direction we want to go. People with similar values. People who are demonstrating the character of Christ.
When we understand that we tend to become the people we are the most intimate with, then taking the time to examine our relationships will be something we will no longer ignore.
It is important to remember that people are like elevators. Thev can either take us up, or they take us down. And if it seems that you are always down in life, perhaps it’s time to change the elevators you’ve been in. As believers, we have been called to be lifters, always seeking to add value to those in our circle. So if your circle is not adding value to you, be courageous enough to change it today.
When you change your circle, you will change your cycle.
Whenever God is ready to do something new in your life, He will often use people to do it. Begin to ask God to send you the right people in your life, and invite Him to also help make you the right person for someone else’s life. The best version of you may just be on the other side of a better relationship.
So if success always seems to be out of reach for you, remember that right alignments determine right assignments. If you will begin adjusting your relationships today, it will help establish a better tomorrow.
Day 11 of 21 Days of Prayer
*This devotional is from A God First Life, written by Pastors Michael and Charla Turner
