We're not called to be loners

 2 Timothy 2:²² Flee from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

You know it's easy to read all of that and totally omit that last part

the ALONG WITH THOSE WHO CALL ON THE LORD FROM A PURE HEART

part...

     It's as if we could read that as if it was just a suggestion. How often we get together with our brothers and sisters in Christ, and neglect to talk about Christ and what He is doing or has done in our lives. How often many skip out on being apart of small groups of people running after Christ thinking to themselves "I can do this on my own." 

But God's word tells us to pursue these things

along with those who call on Him from a pure heart

    We are after all a part of the KINGDOM of God. We're not called to be spiritual hermits, but instead to be joined with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart, in the pursuit of righteousness, faith, love, and peace. 

I believe that one of Satan's greatest schemes

is getting us to believe that we can walk this Christian life

on our own

Getting us to believe that we are strong enough

leads us to places of constant failure

and disappointment

and that's not okay

that is not what God has for us

Jeremiah 29:11(look it up)

tells us that He has plans for our welfare, not for disaster

plans to give us a hope and a future

This is the same God that calls us to be apart of the Kingdom

He's not called us to be apart of the Kingdom that fails,

but to be apart of the Kingdom that is to prosper

let's not be loners about our walk with God

let's do more than just hang out, but when we come together with Christ followers

let's talk about something God is doing

let's talk about struggles and be real with one another

Lord remind me daily that this life cannot be lived alone! Remind me that You call your children to pursue you together, and that You call us to be real with one another about life.