Day 15: We Over Me

Focus Area - REACH IN
Stretching Toward One Another

Scriptures: Acts 2:44-47 (NIV)

Reflection: Community is where God grows us the most and stretches us the hardest.

Expanded Focus:
Church would be easy if all we needed to do was sit near each other. But biblical community is more than proximity; it is participation. The believers in Acts 2 did not just attend together; they lived together. They shared meals, faith, resources, and responsibilities. Their unity was not abstract; it was embodied.

If we are honest, “we” is almost always harder than “me.” “Me” protects comfort. “Me” avoids hard conversations. “Me” chooses isolation when relationships get messy. But life was never designed to be a private project. God formed us into a body so we could grow through connection, correction, compassion, and community.

Community will stretch your patience, preferences, and even your pride. It takes humility to listen, grace to forgive, and courage to stay when walking away would be easier. Yet Acts 2 shows that when believers lean into one another, God entrusts them with more. Scripture says, “And the Lord added to their number daily.” Growth followed unity. Mission followed mutuality.

During The Stretch, God may be drawing you back toward connection. You may find that you have been present in worship but not truly involved, or that protecting yourself has felt safer than letting people in. You may have carried life alone and labeled it strength, when really it was self-preservation. Isolation does not empower us; it depletes us.

“We over me” does not erase individuality. It simply reminds us that God does His best work through people who choose one another with glad and sincere hearts.

Questions to Consider:

1. Where has isolation replaced connection in your life?
2. What part of community is God stretching you to lean into rather than avoid?
3. How is the Holy Spirit inviting you to move from attendance to engagement?