fellowship

My roommate and I were talking the other day about the importance of having fellowship with other Christians.  This fellowship is healthy for us as well as keeps us accountable in our everday walk with God.  God did not expect us to try and live our lives on our own.  He wants us to fellowship with other Christians because He wants us to know that there are people out there that are there to pray with us through the tough times and rejoice with us in the happy times.  Those fellow Christians may have wisdom that God gives them to tell us, but we wouldn't know if we never had fellowship with those people.  Eric and Leslie say, " God designed us to need each other -- He designed us to lean upon the body of Christ for support, prayer, wisdom and even practical help." 

There are many answers that I still try to answer on my own but it sometimes only makes sense when someone else tells me in the way that I need to hear.  God uses those people to speak to us in a way that we would be able to understand.  We need to choose people or mentors in our lives to be there for us when we need them.  We need to find those who pray with us when we feel all hope is lost.  I remember a time in my life when a friend of mine was in the intensive care unit and the body of Christ came together in the waiting room and just prayed for my friend.  There was so much prayer going around that even the doctors and nurses could feel that power of prayer with them.  That is an amazing testament of the fellowship of Christ.  I am thankful to know those people and I know that if I were to go through anything that those people will be there for me no matter what.  That is one amazing feeling.