Christianity Is A Team Sport

 From: https://www.focuspress.org/2020/01/20/christianity-is-a-team-sport/ 

Unfortunately, so much of modern Christianity is billed as a “you and God” pursuit. Of course it’s important that each of us has a daily walk with God, but our walk was never meant to be kept to ourselves. 

In practical terms, this means we stop thinking individually and start thinking of ourselves as part of a family. A couple of examples:

• We know that God will comfort in times of stress or sorrow. One of the clearest ways He does so is by surrounding you with people who will weep with you when you weep (Romans 12:15).
• We’ve also been told God will get us through temptations and struggles with sin. Of course He will. And one of the ways He does so is by giving us a church family to whom we can confess (James 5:16) and receive accountability and encouragement (Galatians 6:1-2).

God certainly saves people, but He also is saving a people, the church. Where we read and apply the New Testament as individuals, He calls us to read and apply it together. Work on your relationship with God, of course, but don’t forget to take that growth found on the practice court and bring it to the team game that is Christianity.