Who's In Your Circle?

The Alltel Phone Company asks an important question...who's in your circle? Of course there are referring to their promotional campaign where you can call five people that you often call for free any time you want. Those five may include someone you call regularly because of work or some other necessity.

But when I think of a circle I think of the people who have your back. They will stand with you when others let you down. They will pray for you and wonder how you are if they have not heard from you in a few days. They love you unconditionally and are committed to your relationship.

You probably have someone like that in your life. But how many people like that do you have in your life? In a conference I attended a few years ago a speaker asked this question, "If you suddenly had to leave the country and only had a few minutes, how many people would you have to call?" He went on to say, if you have 3 or fewer calls to make you are probably not healthy. The people around us, who are committed to us, and in our circle determine much of how we handle life. They determine how healthy we are and the more people we have at that level the healthier we are.

That is one thing I love about The Crossing...we are committed to helping you build your circle. Through our small groups which we will launch again this fall and through other ministries of The Crossing you can build relationships to strengthen your life. A trite statement says, it’s not what you know it’s who you know. When it comes to really having life that statement is even truer. So...who's in your circle? Sign up for small groups this fall and I believe your circle will grow.