A Prayer for the Present of Fellow Believers When We Want Encouragement
By Laura Bailey
Bible Studying: “I thank my God each time I bear in mind you.” – Philippians 1:3 NIV
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I plopped down on the couch. It had been considered one of these days. , the place if one thing might go fallacious, it could.
I spilled espresso on my shirt and didn’t have time to go house and alter it between conferences.
My husband known as whereas I used to be working and advised me we wanted to schedule a plumber; he couldn’t repair our clogged sink.
A pal texted that she couldn’t volunteer on the faculty occasion in any case, so I would want to search out another person to cowl.
No, nothing life-changing. Certainly, it was not catastrophic information that crammed my mind, however what felt like a thousand tiny pricks that left me bodily exhausted and emotionally depleted. Ultimately, I remembered I wanted to ship the cash for my daughter’s discipline journey; I reluctantly slinked off the sofa and headed over to my desk.
As I rummaged via the desk drawers, searching for a pen and making a psychological notice so as to add cleansing out the junk drawer to my to-do checklist, I got here throughout an previous card from a pal. Tempted to get a head begin on my cleansing, I put the cardboard and another miscellaneous papers within the trash. However, earlier than I did, I learn over the phrases penned by a candy sister in Christ.
“I hope you could have an excellent week. I do know issues have been a bit chaotic, however I like you, and thank God each time I bear in mind you” (Phil 1:3). Her phrases, penned virtually a 12 months prior, have been an encouragement then and in the present day. I couldn’t assist however chuckle as I attempted to recall the circumstances which prompted her phrases of encouragement—it appeared prefer it was a message I wanted to listen to usually.
The reality is it doesn’t matter our present circumstances; all of us want encouragement. What a blessing my pal is, not simply to me but in addition to others in our neighborhood and church, when she sends smiles via snail mail.
I take into consideration Paul’s letters to the church buildings and his phrases’ influence on the unique viewers and people of us in the present day. And to assume that usually, Paul was writing from a jail cell, recovering from human-inflicted wounds, and in dire circumstances. But, even in his darkest moments, he wrote phrases of admonishment and encouragement to his brothers and sisters in Christ.
In Paul’s letters, Thanksgiving and encouragement have been widespread themes; we see the same greeting in lots of epistles. Paul was grateful for the church of Philippi as a result of they have been companions and supporters of his ministry, each in his presence and absence. Regardless that Paul’s life was crammed with trials and tribulations, he remembered his fellow saints, each close to and much and was inspired realizing they have been united within the gospel.
Hebrews 3:13 reminds us to “encourage each other day by day.” Why? As a result of we’d like it! We’re similar to the stiff-necked Israelites of previous. We’re simply distracted, and our hearts are sometimes divided. Scripture instructions us to have interaction in company worship and commune with the saints. Our collective religion encourages, equips, and incites us to remain agency in our religion.
If the Lord locations somebody in your coronary heart, in the event you discover a pal, member of the family, or neighbor lingering in your thoughts, maybe it could be helpful to jot them a notice, shoot them a textual content, or invite them to espresso and allow them to know the way grateful you might be for them! What a blessing from a loving God that we will encourage and construct up the physique of believers. Don’t delay; begin in the present day!
Let’s Pray:
Heavenly Father, thanks for our brothers and sisters in Christ close to and much. We’re so grateful that you simply gave us a faith- household to encourage, strengthen, and stroll beside us in our Christian stroll.
May we be the supply of encouragement for others, leaning into your religious prompting to carry others. Deliver to our minds your little kids who want encouragement. For individuals who come to thoughts at this very second, we pray they’d know your kindness to them in no matter circumstances they’re dealing with. Assist us have the boldness to let others know we’re considering of them and praying for them. We’re eternally grateful for the present of salvation via your son, Jesus Christ. Allow us to dwell in a means that factors others to You. In Jesus’ Title, Amen.
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She lives in Upstate South Carolina along with her husband and three younger ladies, the place she serves as director of girls’s ministries at her church. Her ardour is instructing the Bible to girls, equipping them to dwell with an everlasting perspective. Invite Laura to talk at your subsequent occasion or be taught extra: www.LauraRBailey.com
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