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Relationships are God’s Idea

Genesis 2:18

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”

It is God’s Hope that Our Relationships are Healthy

Philippians 4:2-3

Now I appeal to Euodia and Syntyche. Please, because you belong to the Lord, settle your disagreement. And I ask you, my true partner, to help these two women, for they worked hard with me in telling others the Good News. They worked along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are written in the Book of Life.

It is with God’s Help Our Relationships can Become Healthy

Exodus 2:23-25

Years passed, and the king of Egypt died. But the Israelites continued to groan under their burden of slavery. They cried out for help, and their cry rose up to God. God heard their groaning, and he remembered his covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He looked down on the people of Israel and knew it was time to act.

Healthy Relationships Take Some Serious Work, but the Result of the Work is Worth All the Effort and Then Some

Proverbs 18:24

There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.

Perseverance is continuing to be a friend when the other person needs you more than you need them.

Abandoned and Alone to Hopeful and Restored

Mark 15:33-39

At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”

Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah. One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. “Wait!” he said. “Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down!”

Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.

When the Roman officer who stood facing him saw how he had died, he exclaimed, “This man truly was the Son of God!”

It's not God's fault that we have been abandoned. Because of that day a few thousand years ago, God has experienced our pain and He understands our pain. He wants to help. When the world lets us down, God offers hope and restoration.

Jesus said: No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you. -John 14:18