I like the Sanctus Real song “We Need Each Other.” It’s a really good song with a catchy tune that gets stuck in your head. Plus, it’s true. We do need each other.

There’s a whole individuality vibe going on in this culture. It says things like, “If it is to be, it is up to me.” We’re supposed to be lone ranger-types and look out for number one.

While that’s bad in and of itself, what’s worse is that that type of thinking has invaded the American church. I can do the whole Christian life by myself if I just try harder and have a bigger to-do list. Of all the lies the devil has come up with, this is one of the biggest.

We do need each other. Every day. I need you to hold me accountable, to keep me focused on Jesus, to keep me kingdom-driven, and to keep me honest. After all, like Mike Glenn says, the first person you will lie to is yourself. To walk away from fellowship with other believers is to walk away from all that accountability. It’s foolish. You are setting yourself up for trouble.

So I am going to try to live more in community. I’ll try to seek accountability and to be authentic and genuine with fellow believers. I know that if I am to grow and mature in the faith, it won’t ever be on my own. It will be in the context of koinonia. I heard a good definition of that. It’s where the Jesus in me connects with the Jesus in you. It’s togetherness.

Oh, yeah. We all need God. To keep us going, to keep us sane, and to keep us alive. Jesus literally holds all our atoms together and keeps us from flying apart (read Colossians 1). We are dependent on God for everything all the time.

This is my declaration of dependence: I need God and I need you to walk worthy of Christ.

Oh by the way, if it is to be, it’s not up to me. I like this version better: “If it is to be, He is up to it.”