Lately, I've been thinking about community and why it is so important. Life can be really hard without a good supportive community. With my recent move, not being able to get to church a lot and not having a whole lot of like-minded friends near me has really shown me why it is so important to have a community. When you live in the world it is so important to have a community (because you need people to lean on — God himself is in a community) and accountability.
One of the many reasons it is so important to have a community is because as you go through life you need people to lean on. As we go through life we go through rough patches. As we go through these rough patches it's good to have people to lean on, it makes the rough patch a little easier and we also may get a perspective on how to change the situation that way may not have seen or thought of. Not only is it important to have people to lean on in the rough times but also for the good times. We have these awesome and amazing moments through life and it is nice to have people to share those moments with.
Another reason it is important to have a community is because God himself is in a community. The father, son and holy ghost. If God is in a community himself what makes us think it is okay to not have a community. God wants us to have a community to love on and depend on in this life. God did not create us with the intention to live our lives by ourselves. This is why God created Eve for Adam. Genesis 2:18 says "The Lord God said, It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
It is also important to have a good community because we need accountability in our lives. As Christians, we strive to live our lives as Jesus does. However, as humans, we fail. This is why it is good to have people to keep you accountable. When someone in your community sees something in your life that may be harmful to your witness they can come up to you and say "I don't know if that is something you should be doing. Maybe take a step back and re-evaluate the situation."
It is important to have a community in this life. We need people to lean on, God himself is in a community, and we need people to keep us accountable in our day to day walk with Christ. When you live in the world you need a good, like minded and supportive community. You need a community to not draw you into the ways of the world. We were not created with the intention for us to live our lives alone. Do you have a good supportive community?
