The Lie

I am alone. I am the only one… I am the only one who has been here. I am the only one who has been in this situation. I am the only one who has had to fight this. I am the only one who has had this struggle. No one else has ever been here before.

Many Christians seem to believe that they are unique in their struggles. That no one will understand their problems and they will be shunned. Paul addresses this in 1 Corinthians 10:13 when he tells us, “The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, He will show you a way out so that you can endure.” (NLT) Looking at the first part of the verse we see that all humans experience the same temptations. I have found in my own life that when we start to talk about our struggles with other people they often can relate, sometimes they are going through the same thing, or they have been there. It is an encouragement to know that I don’t walk the path alone, and to know that others have conquered. It gives me hope to others who are still fighting and who have won the fight.

The devil loves to get us cornered and alone, to feed us the lie that we can’t be a part of the rest of the body. We are encouraged in the Bible to be open an honest with each other. James 5:16 says, “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” Once we have confessed our sins then our Christian brothers and sisters can lift us up in their prayers. The prayer of God’s people is effective and God does answer prayer. Also in Galatians 6:1 “Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.” We are called to love and restore our brothers in Christ. We all sin and eventually it will come out, we are not to condemn a person for sinning, but rather pray with that person so that they may be strengthen to walk with Christ. We are the body of Christ, some would say that we are only as strong as the weakest member, but I believe that when all the members work together we are stronger than the strongest member. When we trust in the power of God and work together as the body of Christ we can do all things.

We are never alone. Not only is God always there holding us in His hand but He brings into our lives exactly the right people to help us and walk with us.


I feel like I should have posted this before now but I believe it is better late than never, and God is in control. Also all the passages quoted were taken from the New Living Translation.