Pray for your brother and sisters in the Lord! We should pray for everyone, but I want to talk about our brothers and sisters in the Lord for a moment.
We have a duty as Christians to pray for our brothers and sisters. We don't have to know every detail about them and know what is going on in their lives to pray for them. Seek the Lord and the Holy Spirit will show you what to pray for them.
If you will pray in faith, mountains can move, chains can break, deliverance can take place, angels can protect them and so much more!! There is no limit to what God can do, but we have to pray and intercede!
We should all be so nice, kind, gentle, forgiving, passionate and caring for our brothers and sisters. I pray that the Lord will give each of you an abundance of love, mercy, and compassion towards your brothers and sisters in the Lord.
Romans 12:10
Romans 12:10
10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
Sometimes I feel like we go to church, go through the motions and we neglect to really connect with our brothers and or sisters. I know I am guilty of that! I have 5 kids I try to keep an eye on and trying to get in the van, but our sisters and brothers need us!
How often do we say, "oh hey, how are you!!?" Ok and ask back and go on. Who really has time to hear the full story of why your not ok that day, right? Well, we should be sensitive and have already prayed before we came to church that day and we will know something is not right with our brother or sister and we can push in a little further, if felt led to. Sometimes its just listening if they feel like sharing with what's on their heart. Sometimes they may just need a bit longer on the hug and a smile and tell them you will pray for them.
It's not over yet just praying for your brothers and sisters. We should show them love. We should show that we care. How can we do that? Well, if someone asks you for prayer, of course, you pray for that need, but follow up!! Ask them how it went or encourage them. Tell them you are praying for them. Send your brothers a quick text, call, email and tell them they are in your prayers. Offer yourself to them as a help aid, if you can. We should be doing all that we can to help.
I know it makes me feel loved when someone follows up with me on something I needed prayer for. I know others will too. I do try to do these things, but I am guilty as well! We all can grow in this area! I know, I get it, we are all busy, but kindness doesn't cost anything! And you never know what a nice smile, hug and telling someone that you care for them and that you are praying for them will do to them!! It will encourage them to do the same!!
Pray! Encourage! Be kind! Be Compassionate! Be slow to anger, slow to speak, and quick to listen!
We should look for ways to lift each other up. We should never be ungrateful for each other or not have time for each other. We must certainly should be cautious how we treat each other and what we say to each other, and how we say it. We should treat each other with the utmost respect and kindness. We should never make any of our brothers or sisters feel bad intentionally. We should never let any of our brothers or sister feel left out. On the same token: if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. In saying that
let us also be quick to forgive each other!
And just for sisterly/friendship etiquette....don't say anything to your brothers or sisters about their eating habits, dressing choices, hair style choice or anything that would make someone feel bad or insecure about themselves. If you see something that you don't agree with bite your tongue, rather than hurting someones feelings, condemning or judging them.
We should look for ways to lift each other up. We should never be ungrateful for each other or not have time for each other. We must certainly should be cautious how we treat each other and what we say to each other, and how we say it. We should treat each other with the utmost respect and kindness. We should never make any of our brothers or sisters feel bad intentionally. We should never let any of our brothers or sister feel left out. On the same token: if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. In saying that
let us also be quick to forgive each other!
And just for sisterly/friendship etiquette....don't say anything to your brothers or sisters about their eating habits, dressing choices, hair style choice or anything that would make someone feel bad or insecure about themselves. If you see something that you don't agree with bite your tongue, rather than hurting someones feelings, condemning or judging them.
No matter what you are going through, you do those things! Hopefully, you have prayed before you went to church and you can have faith and hope in the Lord that He is doing what only He can do in your life, so you do what you can do to lift others up!
We're all fighting battles, that sometimes nobody knows about. It doesn't have to be that way though! Reach out to your sisters in Christ. We need love, mercy, prayers and encouragement from our brothers and sisters in the Lord.
The saying is true, "treat others how you want to be treated!"
**I'm taking notes too here! Ain't nobody perfect! Forgive me Sisters If I've done anything to hurt or offend any of you!
Help us, Lord!
We're all fighting battles, that sometimes nobody knows about. It doesn't have to be that way though! Reach out to your sisters in Christ. We need love, mercy, prayers and encouragement from our brothers and sisters in the Lord.
The saying is true, "treat others how you want to be treated!"
**I'm taking notes too here! Ain't nobody perfect! Forgive me Sisters If I've done anything to hurt or offend any of you!
Help us, Lord!
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