God has a plan to help you weather the storms in this life

⁷ Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. Colossians 2:7

It is remarkable how God told his story to the world.  Coming to earth in the form of a man and being raised by earthly parents who were amazed at the wisdom of this young lad. Jesus grew to become a simple carpenter and until his public ministry was began.

When his ministry began God called 12 disciples to become a band of brothers who followed in Jesus's footsteps and witnessed the miraculous events that would pour out of what we know as the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Christ allowed these 12 men to witness first hand what God wanted them to know.so that when their time came they would go out to all of the world to share the love of Christ. and give the world some hope. These men were eyewitnesses of the message of Christ and when their time came they were propelled to share the message of hope to all the world.

Little did I realize that when I made my decision to follow Christ at the age of 18 that God's holy spirit had been made available to me.  It was as though a light bulb went off in my head and the bible had become alive and the characters in the bible had jumped off the pages like a 3D movie. These 12 band of brothers that were called should be a reminder to all of us that our lives were not meant to be lived in  isolation, but we were meant to be in  a thriving relationship with Christ and in a relationship with others who truly know the savior.

I learned this the hard way when we lost our daughter in June 2007. One of the first guys to reach out to me was a Christian friend I got to know in my men's discipleship group known as a navigator 2:7 group. Don was one of several I met with on a weekly basis for bible study, prayer, fellowship and accountability. We knew each other's weaknesses.  .  These band of brothers became my friends for life and when each went through storms we remembered to pray for them.

If you are reading this and are thinking that you have no friends I want to remind  you that it is never to late. No matter what  your age is God wants to pour his life into you and help you find real friendship with other earthly friends. Christ called each of the 12 disciples one by one. You can begin building your friends one by one by first finding a church where the message of the gospels are taught and the people love to worship the Savior. Set a goal of getting to know at least one other christian  each week. In time you will have a support base much like the 12 band of brothers who followed Jesus Christ.

God has a awesome plan to help you weather the storms of this life. He wants topour his life into  yours through the message taught by his son Jesus and  be involved in a church where  you can build your friendship base one person at a time so that when your storms come you will have the means to get through those difficult times.