Feb. 5, 2026
Two Are Better Than One
Who lifts you up when you can't do it alone? In today’s episode, Richelle Alessi opens her heart about the power of community and deep relationships, reflecting on lessons from Ecclesiastes 4 and her own recent experiences. Together, we’ll uncover what it means to rely on others in tough seasons, how God places people in our lives to be a blessing, and the beauty of supporting one another, especially when life gets overwhelming. Let’s lean into the value of togetherness as we join in prayer a...
Who lifts you up when you can't do it alone?
In today’s episode, Richelle Alessi opens her heart about the power of community and deep relationships, reflecting on lessons from Ecclesiastes 4 and her own recent experiences. Together, we’ll uncover what it means to rely on others in tough seasons, how God places people in our lives to be a blessing, and the beauty of supporting one another, especially when life gets overwhelming.
Let’s lean into the value of togetherness as we join in prayer and devotion, asking God to strengthen our relationships and make us a blessing to those around us.
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You're listening to My Morning Devotional podcast, episode of 1459. Today's devotion is called two are better than one. Hey there. We're the Alessies, a ministry family working together in our church in Miami, Florida. And if you're like us, when days get busy and to do lists get longer, it can be hard to find devotional time.
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That's why we've partnered with our friend Allison to produce a five minute daily dose of heaven. This is the My Morning Devotional Podcast. Good morning everybody and happy Thursday. My name is Rachelle Alessi. I hope that you're having a blessed week and this is the last day that you will be hearing me alone.
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Because tomorrow I'm bringing my husband and I've taken this week to share a couple of lessons that the Bible has taught me and helped me be better in, in my marriage. And these lessons can be applied in any relationship. But as we are almost coming to an end, I mentioned it at the beginning of the week, but I want to let you guys know that we are on video now as well. So make sure that you check out our YouTube. If you just like listening to it, keep listening to us the way that you've always had. But if you're a visual person and you want to connect a little bit more and feel like you're in the room with us in the studio that we talk about all the time, make sure that you go on our YouTube because we'll be posting videos every single day as well. So you'll have the video and the audio. So whatever way you like, you have it.
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We are growing our community and we just wanted to make sure that we get to reach more people, but also the way that you like to consume some of these things. And so hopefully you guys are enjoying this.
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And today I'm going to be reading from Ecclesiastes 4, 9, 12.
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And the verses say, Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, and has not another one to lift him up again. If two lie together, they keep warm. But can one keep one warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him. A threefold cord is not quickly broken. I love this verse because this is marriage and I know this is relationships, and all but two are better than one. And this past the end of 2025 to now, 2026, this became so, so real to me in A deeper level in a level, well, where I realized I cannot do my life alone ever, ever, ever. And our church, our values, is really all about relationship. And you've probably heard us talk about it before, and we love that here, and we model it, we believe it, we live it out. But this became a test to me last year, around the last couple months of the year, because I am pregnant again. And my first trimester was a little rough.
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And it was so unexpected. A lot happened physically that I did not know could happen to you while you were pregnant. Because it was so different than my first pregnancy, and I was not expecting it. And I had to be on bed rest for a couple of weeks. I couldn't walk. It was not a fun couple of weeks, like, weeks for me. And I am usually a person who's very independent, even in marriage. I love doing life with my husband. But there are some things that naturally, as a human, I've always just been very. I can do this by myself. I'm independent. Let me do it. And I got in a hard season where I could not do anything for myself. I needed people.
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And that was the biggest challenge for me because I'm usually the opposite. I like to be there for others, but I can figure myself out. It's okay. Like, I can do this on my own.
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And I literally couldn't do anything by myself. I couldn't get out of the bed by myself. It was so difficult. But in that season, I got to see so many people that I'm so grateful for come together to help me.
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And this verse is talking about two is better than one. But I had more than two people or one person come and help me get through it.
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And when I was reading this verse, it says, you know, basically, hopefully you're not alone when you fall, because nobody will be there to help you get up. That was literally me.
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And I can't imagine not having people in my life that would have helped me the way that they did. Helped me not physically just get out, but emotionally and spiritual. Help me get back to the place where I needed to be. And a lot of it could have been physical, but it also happened just emotionally. There was. My body was drained, my emotions were drained. So much was changing, and I could not do it alone. And it was not just the physical aspect. I needed people to help me mentally get back to it. And I remember my husband being such a cornerstone in our home, because at the same time as all this is happening, I couldn't really carry my son. He really couldn't. Be around me much because just of everything that was going on and my husband took it all. It was like, I'm going to take care of his son while he made sure work was taken care of, making sure our house was running. My family came around me. All my sisters, my sister in law, my mother in law, they were such a gift to me. They all came around me and helped me.
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So many other members of our church were, would come and and just drop off dinner and spend five minutes with me and talk to me and distracted me and would make me laugh and they would just do things to lift up my spirit in the moment where I really needed it the most. And as I'm reading this verse, I realized, wow, Lord, you're so right. Two are better than one. And the people that you have put in our lives, in my life have always been people that I need to bless, but also people that just blessed me in return and helped me in the time where I needed it the most. And I am not too long removed from that. It's been a couple of months and yet I feel like that was like three years ago. It's so weird that I went through all of that and it does not feel like it was a couple months ago, but it was the gift of God through the people in my life. And I am so blessed to have my husband and my family and our church community that was there for me. And so I just encourage you guys today to lean into your relationship. Relationships, the people that you have in your life that God has gifted you with are there for a reason.
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You want them around you when you fall because they're going to be there to lift you up, to pick you up and to help you and in the same way for you to do the same thing for them when they need it the most. And that's the beautiful thing about relationships, that we get to do it for each other. We're not alone. Two are better than one and. And we can win and we can live a great life if we do it together. So I encourage you to really lean into your relationships and let them be a blessing to you and you be a blessing to them. So let's pray. Dear Father God, thank you so much for the relationships that you put around us. Because Father, I know that you can bless us directly, but you have placed people in our lives to be an extra blessing to us. And so I pray that you would open up our minds and our hearts to see that blessing. That people are not there just to hurt us. Father, there are good people there waiting to help us, to lift us up. To be the friends and family members and future spouses. To just hold us and lift us up when we need it the most.
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Father, you do it through them, Lord. You give them the grace to to help us and you give them the wisdom to help us. And in the same way, Lord, we get to do that in return for them. That we get to lift others up in their most time indeed.
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That we get to pray for others when they are going through a rough time, Father, that these relationships, that we know that two are better than one because we do this together. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. So there you have it. Your 5 minute daily dose of heaven. Thank you so much for tuning in. Today we have we pray these devotionals empower you to take on your day. If you found value in this devotional, share it with a friend, leave a comment or review for us on the app you're using right now. Until tomorrow. We pray that your latte is strong, but your love for Jesus is stronger.
00:00:00.479 --> 00:00:21.359
You're listening to My Morning Devotional podcast, episode of 1459. Today's devotion is called two are better than one. Hey there. We're the Alessies, a ministry family working together in our church in Miami, Florida. And if you're like us, when days get busy and to do lists get longer, it can be hard to find devotional time.
00:00:21.600 --> 00:00:40.219
That's why we've partnered with our friend Allison to produce a five minute daily dose of heaven. This is the My Morning Devotional Podcast. Good morning everybody and happy Thursday. My name is Rachelle Alessi. I hope that you're having a blessed week and this is the last day that you will be hearing me alone.
00:00:40.219 --> 00:01:26.480
Because tomorrow I'm bringing my husband and I've taken this week to share a couple of lessons that the Bible has taught me and helped me be better in, in my marriage. And these lessons can be applied in any relationship. But as we are almost coming to an end, I mentioned it at the beginning of the week, but I want to let you guys know that we are on video now as well. So make sure that you check out our YouTube. If you just like listening to it, keep listening to us the way that you've always had. But if you're a visual person and you want to connect a little bit more and feel like you're in the room with us in the studio that we talk about all the time, make sure that you go on our YouTube because we'll be posting videos every single day as well. So you'll have the video and the audio. So whatever way you like, you have it.
00:01:26.640 --> 00:01:37.920
We are growing our community and we just wanted to make sure that we get to reach more people, but also the way that you like to consume some of these things. And so hopefully you guys are enjoying this.
00:01:37.920 --> 00:01:44.480
And today I'm going to be reading from Ecclesiastes 4, 9, 12.
00:01:45.140 --> 00:03:09.870
And the verses say, Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, and has not another one to lift him up again. If two lie together, they keep warm. But can one keep one warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him. A threefold cord is not quickly broken. I love this verse because this is marriage and I know this is relationships, and all but two are better than one. And this past the end of 2025 to now, 2026, this became so, so real to me in A deeper level in a level, well, where I realized I cannot do my life alone ever, ever, ever. And our church, our values, is really all about relationship. And you've probably heard us talk about it before, and we love that here, and we model it, we believe it, we live it out. But this became a test to me last year, around the last couple months of the year, because I am pregnant again. And my first trimester was a little rough.
00:03:10.349 --> 00:03:53.520
And it was so unexpected. A lot happened physically that I did not know could happen to you while you were pregnant. Because it was so different than my first pregnancy, and I was not expecting it. And I had to be on bed rest for a couple of weeks. I couldn't walk. It was not a fun couple of weeks, like, weeks for me. And I am usually a person who's very independent, even in marriage. I love doing life with my husband. But there are some things that naturally, as a human, I've always just been very. I can do this by myself. I'm independent. Let me do it. And I got in a hard season where I could not do anything for myself. I needed people.
00:03:54.080 --> 00:04:04.939
And that was the biggest challenge for me because I'm usually the opposite. I like to be there for others, but I can figure myself out. It's okay. Like, I can do this on my own.
00:04:05.580 --> 00:04:20.860
And I literally couldn't do anything by myself. I couldn't get out of the bed by myself. It was so difficult. But in that season, I got to see so many people that I'm so grateful for come together to help me.
00:04:21.500 --> 00:04:28.959
And this verse is talking about two is better than one. But I had more than two people or one person come and help me get through it.
00:04:29.279 --> 00:04:39.600
And when I was reading this verse, it says, you know, basically, hopefully you're not alone when you fall, because nobody will be there to help you get up. That was literally me.
00:04:40.720 --> 00:05:48.029
And I can't imagine not having people in my life that would have helped me the way that they did. Helped me not physically just get out, but emotionally and spiritual. Help me get back to the place where I needed to be. And a lot of it could have been physical, but it also happened just emotionally. There was. My body was drained, my emotions were drained. So much was changing, and I could not do it alone. And it was not just the physical aspect. I needed people to help me mentally get back to it. And I remember my husband being such a cornerstone in our home, because at the same time as all this is happening, I couldn't really carry my son. He really couldn't. Be around me much because just of everything that was going on and my husband took it all. It was like, I'm going to take care of his son while he made sure work was taken care of, making sure our house was running. My family came around me. All my sisters, my sister in law, my mother in law, they were such a gift to me. They all came around me and helped me.
00:05:48.029 --> 00:06:54.459
So many other members of our church were, would come and and just drop off dinner and spend five minutes with me and talk to me and distracted me and would make me laugh and they would just do things to lift up my spirit in the moment where I really needed it the most. And as I'm reading this verse, I realized, wow, Lord, you're so right. Two are better than one. And the people that you have put in our lives, in my life have always been people that I need to bless, but also people that just blessed me in return and helped me in the time where I needed it the most. And I am not too long removed from that. It's been a couple of months and yet I feel like that was like three years ago. It's so weird that I went through all of that and it does not feel like it was a couple months ago, but it was the gift of God through the people in my life. And I am so blessed to have my husband and my family and our church community that was there for me. And so I just encourage you guys today to lean into your relationship. Relationships, the people that you have in your life that God has gifted you with are there for a reason.
00:06:54.939 --> 00:08:00.160
You want them around you when you fall because they're going to be there to lift you up, to pick you up and to help you and in the same way for you to do the same thing for them when they need it the most. And that's the beautiful thing about relationships, that we get to do it for each other. We're not alone. Two are better than one and. And we can win and we can live a great life if we do it together. So I encourage you to really lean into your relationships and let them be a blessing to you and you be a blessing to them. So let's pray. Dear Father God, thank you so much for the relationships that you put around us. Because Father, I know that you can bless us directly, but you have placed people in our lives to be an extra blessing to us. And so I pray that you would open up our minds and our hearts to see that blessing. That people are not there just to hurt us. Father, there are good people there waiting to help us, to lift us up. To be the friends and family members and future spouses. To just hold us and lift us up when we need it the most.
00:08:00.160 --> 00:08:15.250
Father, you do it through them, Lord. You give them the grace to to help us and you give them the wisdom to help us. And in the same way, Lord, we get to do that in return for them. That we get to lift others up in their most time indeed.
00:08:15.250 --> 00:08:49.519
That we get to pray for others when they are going through a rough time, Father, that these relationships, that we know that two are better than one because we do this together. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. So there you have it. Your 5 minute daily dose of heaven. Thank you so much for tuning in. Today we have we pray these devotionals empower you to take on your day. If you found value in this devotional, share it with a friend, leave a comment or review for us on the app you're using right now. Until tomorrow. We pray that your latte is strong, but your love for Jesus is stronger.