This is my response to a conversation I was having with a fellow co-worker and good friend. He was very discourged, as I was too. Our employer has not given good leadership. As a result chaos, low moral and undermining has been an everyday norm. He was feeling especially pointed out and attacked.
Me: I know how you feel. I feel the same way. But our greatest strength is God. He helps us bear our burdens. When we are not able to bear them. He gives us the means to walk through the dark valley. "Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world." I don't mean to sound too spiritual, but I have been trying to recapture my faith and realize that my true Christianity is shown only when it is tested in the fire. I am making an effort to strengthen what remains in my heart. Be encouraged. We will both look back and see God's purposes
He was thanking me for encouraging him and helping to bring God's perspective back to the situation.
Me: You are an encouragement to me many times. Don't worry when one is down the other is there to pick him up. One can be overtaken. Two can defend themselves, but a cord of three strands is not easily broken.
