STOP THE BLEEDING
In everyday life, we talk to people who are in circumstances that are so complicated and awful that even the heartiest of believers among us could be tempted to think there’s no solution. I’ve seen the devil pull this scenario again and again. The idea of no solution and no answer is the message Satan wants to propound. But Jesus Christ is the answer to every problem and has the solution to every trouble, no matter how complex or seemingly incurable.
We have the Lord Jesus Christ; we have the Bible; we have angels, but sometimes we forget that we also have each other. And it’s not a sin to ask for help. The Lord tells us we are to confess our faults one to another so that we can get help. “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much” (James 5:16). It doesn’t do us any good to keep things bottled up inside.
If you were physically bleeding from a stab in the back, and you couldn’t stop it, you’d get yourself to the hospital and find help. It’s the same with us mentally, emotionally and spiritually. We have been given other people in the body of Christ to help stop the bleeding.
One of the biggest errors I see in the body of Christ is the hesitation to ask for help. I’m guilty of that myself. Pride gets in the way. But I think a more significant challenge is trying to figure out exactly what to ask or who to ask. We may need the Lord’s guidance even on that!
It can seem hard, but we need to remember that asking someone to pray for us or give Godly counsel benefits both parties. The person asking for help gets assistance and the person being asked gets a chance to stretch out his or her believing to manifest God’s love, maybe even in a different way than before. It’s a healing and wholesome exchange.
I believe that honesty in the body of Christ and asking for help when we need it will bring us closer as a family. With all the challenges we face in the world today, we need the expertise of others to help us meet and overcome the new adversities that confront us.
Love, Carolyn
My book, WINGS: A Journey in Faith – an excellent spiritual adventure and a great interactive workbook. Find it on Amazon in paperback or Kindle.
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