How Can I Find a Good Roommate?

WHEN young ones leave home, they are often shocked to find out just how much it costs to live in the 'real world.' For many, a way to cope with the high cost of living is to share expenses with one or more roommates. 

But as  a previous article in this series pointed out, rooming with someone-especially a perfect stranger-can be a real challenge. This is true among young Christians who are rooming together in order to serve as full-time evangelizers. Whatever your particular situation, if you are thinking of rooming with someone, it only makes sense for you to use "practical wisdom" in choosing that person. -Proverbs 3:21. 

Next time: The Danger of Bad Association

From the Awake! magazine, 2002