Companionship

Companionship is one of the most important needs for both men and women. It is the opposite of loneliness. Companionship helps and encourages us. We are defined as individuals by our relationships. Without companionship in life, most never find purpose or fulfillment.

Most people marry to help fulfill this need for companionship and end the loneliness. Unfortunately more than half of these marriages end in divorce. Good companionship, like a good marriage, requires a lot of hard work and daily maintenance. Selfishness, pride, immaturity, and poor communication are usually what end companionship. You cannot have a happy marriage until you get a divorce from yourself. A good companion will want what is best for the couple or family. Thinking in terms of we or us rather than just me or what I want.

Companionship requires teamwork. Most couples and families separate house. They may all live under the same roof but that is about the only thing they have in common. They all have their own room, plans, checking accounts, and live virtually separate from one another with little communication. They drift apart and when a crisis requires teamwork they fail. Without developing true companionship, married people are only two, rather than one, lonely and unhappy people.

Ask yourself if you have a mate and family, are we growing together or drifting apart? Is our love growing? Are we still learning together? Are we still making plans for the future? Do these plans include God?

Jesus Christ is a friend, a companion that sticks closer than any brother. In Hebrews 13:5b Jesus promises, "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee." If you learn companionship through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, you will learn how to be a real companion to your mate, family, and loved ones.

True Godly companions can enjoy the mutual blessings and grace of God for all of life, if they seek Him in all their ways and decisions. Their prayers are never hindered and God supplies all their needs according to His riches in glory.

Companionship

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