Necessity of Vital Groups and Praying for Spiritual Companions

What I enjoyed in the conference was about the necessity of vital groups and spiritual companions. The brother shared that our first vital group should consist of the Lord and us. Once we have established a vital group with the Lord, we should pray to the Lord for a spiritual companion. If we are consistent and genuine in our prayer, then the Lord will be faithful to give us a spiritual companion. Though spiritual companions we are able to go on in the Lord.
Alone we are as single lambs and the enemy is a devouring wolf preying on us. As individuals we do not have the strength to go on in the Lord. The relentless tide of the world and of sin will eventually wear us down. But when we have a spiritual companion, we are able to press on together in a genuine bond of love.
"But flee youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart." The second part of this verse emphasizes the fact that we need to pursue the Lord with others. The brother shared that without spiritual companions we will eventually fizzle out of the church life.
We often feel that we can make it by ourselves as long as stay in constant fellowship with the Lord. It is wonderful to be in constant, intimate fellowship with the Lord yet at the same time there is a genuine need for each one of us to have a spiritual companion. All the Lord wants us to do is ask in prayer and He will answer this vital need. WE must remember that a spiritual companion is someone we can go on in the Lord with. WE should not choose a spiritual companion based upon our own personal preferences or relationship with a brother or sister. We need to simply follow the Lord’s leading so that we will be vital members pressing on in the Lord.

Sister Peju