Better Together by David Jeremiah

Monday, April 17

Better Together 

Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one be warm alone? 
Ecclesiastes 4:11 

Recommended Reading Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

A study found that the stress hormone cortisol was significantly reduced when people shared their problems with others. Fifty-two college students were asked to make a speech while being taped by researchers. Those students who were allowed to discuss their fear of giving the speech with another student in the study had lower levels of cortisol before, during, and after the speech than students who didn’t share their feelings of fear.

In other words, as the saying goes, “A problem shared is a problem halved.” The researchers at the University of Southern California could have gained this insight without doing their study. Solomon went into detail about the benefits of living life in partnership with others (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12). He summarized by saying, “And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” The best example of the synergy of partnerships is marriage, of course. But the principle applies in all of life’s relationships. We can do far more together than we can apart.

Be a partner in life! Couple your God-given gifts with those of others and see if it doesn’t make life sweeter.

A wall with loose bricks is not good. The bricks must be cemented together. 
Corrie ten Boom