Some 20 years ago when we moved into our home, I planted six trees. I wanted good strong trees that would have little maintenance. I selected Live Oaks, which I considered the perfect tree for our yard. Yes, slow growing, but a strong tree for our area. When we had our first hurricane come through, I saw how they could not stand up to the strong winds. I was pulling them back up as the winds blew them down. Now some 15 years later when this last storm came through, they withstood the winds. They had matured growing close to each other. When strong winds come at us, it is the roots of other believers around us that help us withstand the pressures.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (ESV)
11 Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.