The Good and the Not Good

30 Day Church Challenge:  Day 4

"Go to the ant, you lazy person.  Consider its ways and grow wise."  Proverbs 6:6

Today's devotional thoughts take us down into the world of the lowly ant.  Yep, ants.

Fun facts I learned:  1)  ants can carry 50 times their body weight.  2)  There are enough ants in the world that their combined "biomass" equals that of all humans.  Wow.  Kind of creepy.  3)  There's no such thing as a "solo" ant.  They always live and work in community.

Those ants are part of the miraculous "good" that God made.  After making all things in Genesis 1, God declared his work, "good."

But soon, we learn that there was one thing "not good."  It was not good for Adam to be alone.

The original human problem...loneliness.  (Genesis 2:18)

Maybe this means that we, too, were built to work and live in community.  Now, I don't know much about the inner emotional, psychological or spiritual world of ants.  I have a hunch that we humans may be slightly more complicated with our big brains and bigger egos.

Brokenness within us can sometimes break community around us.  But when that happens, we need to remember this is "not good."  It's not the ideal.  We have to look for forgiveness, ask for it and extend it, and we must find our way back into community.
With God's help, all things are possible.  We need each other.  We need you. Grace & Peace, Adam

  Today's Small Step:  Commit to finding a small group for fellowship and accountability.

  Today's Big Idea:  "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another."  What areas in your life have grown dull or rusty?  Write down some ways that relationship with a group of believers might get the rust off and restore vitality to your life.