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From God comes\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From God comes spiritual companionship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Companionship is not just fellowship but intimacy and closeness. Spiritual companionship goes even deeper because it means we never have to feel abandoned, alone, or forsaken. It\u2019s the reason Paul could say that he was troubled, but not distressed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken, and cast down but not destroyed. (2 Corinthians 4:8-10)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Christ was born, He was named Emmanuel which means \u201cGod with us.\u201d (Matthew 1:23) God desires to be with us\u2014so much so that He came to us. He is with us all the time. He\u2019s with us in the good times and bad times. He\u2019s with us when we feel like we can\u2019t go on. He\u2019s with us when our hearts are breaking. He celebrates with us. He cries with us. He feels our pain, plus helps us cope, keep perspective, and survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God will never leave or forsake us. (Hebrews 13:5) In fact, the very last thing Jesus told His disciples before He ascended to heaven was that He would never leave or forsake them. (Matthew 28:20) He did not want them to feel alone. He wanted them to know He would be with them everywhere they went and in everything they would do. The same promise applies to us. Even if we walk through the shadow of death, we have nothing to fear because God is with us. (Psalm 23:4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only is God with us, He understands us. Our high priest Jesus can empathize with everything we go through because He knows our weaknesses. (Hebrews 4:15) Not even our best friends, spouses, or family members understand how we feel all the time, but God does! To be honest, half the time we don\u2019t even know why we feel the way we do, but God does! God knows us better than we know ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God even knows why certain things happen in our lives. Believe it or not, we don\u2019t always need to know why things happen. All we need to know is WHO we can rely on during the tough times. Emmanuel is our spiritual companion. God is with us! God is even in us! (Colossians 1:27) There is never a reason to feel abandoned, alone, or forsaken because you can\u2019t get any closer than that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God\u2026\u201d<\/em> ~James 1:17 (NLT)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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