In so many ways, God lets us know that we can't do this thing called life on our own, without the right people by our side.
Simply by asking Him, He is able to send these people our way.
While Elisha was with the other men in the passage, he was able to get them out of a dilemma that they were worried was impossible to get out of (with God’s help, of course).
The whole situation reminded me of Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, which says
"Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their labor:
If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up."
It is best to have people like Elisha on our side who are willing to help us when we need it the most;
those couple of verses lets us know that being alone and lacking a positive relationship with others means there's no one to help us in times of trouble, which is an unfortunate position to be in!
I feel like the axhead in this passage represents people who do NOT have the right people in their lives to accompany them in this journey of life.
Later on, having the axhead fall into the water is where the problem began for these men;
similarly, being alone can lead to being plunged into the toughest situations in life where, most of the time, we honestly don't know what to do.
On top of that, we can't swim our way out on our own because of the heavy burdens that come along with these tough situations in the efforts of weighing us down even more.
BUT, if we ask God to provide us with people who have the same spiritual mindset as us, who have a connection with Him, and who are willing to pray FOR and WITH us while we go through difficult circumstances, He will send us what is represented by the stick Elisha threw into the water in this passage:
the right people; the right surroundings.
By throwing the stick into the water to lift the sunken axhead up, Elisha (again: with God's help, of course) was able to help his friend out of the situation he found himself in,
which shows the importance of having the right people in our lives.
I don't think it makes sense to constantly be surrounded by people who make us feel even worse than we already do when we're going through a hard time, or people who make our situations a whole lot worse than they already are.
When Elisha found out his friend was in trouble, he didn't make him feel worse;
instead, he asked "where did the axhead fall?"
He had intentions of doing something about it, which shows that he genuinely cared.
Choose to surround yourself with people who are willing to assist you in solving your problems instead of pushing you towards dwelling in them more and more;
Choose to surround yourself with people who are able to push you towards reaching your fullest potential, and who are willing to WORK with you to reach them;
Choose to surround yourself with people who represent the axhead + stick combo;
people who are willing to help you and uplift you when you need the help and encouragement the most.
[Passage found in 2 Kings 6:1-7]
