Strength With Others

I am independent by nature. I like to go at things on my own, tackle my own problems, and face my weaknesses alone with God. I know in my head that being a Christian means that I am in a community of believers, a family who worships the Lord as a unit. However, my own inner pride and self-sufficiency keeps me keeping my own pains, faults and mistakes private. I feel that I can remedy my situations alone with God.

However, this is not scripture. The Bible explicitly tells us that we are to share our weaknesses, so that we can help each other walk the road of righteousness together:

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

 

Sometimes in order to attain healing, we need the prayers of our brothers and sisters in Christ. We need to share our burdens with each other and allow our righteous brothers and sisters to minister the healing power of God into our lives. We need to share in order to be repaired.

 

We cannot be too prideful to share our faults, especially when we cannot overcome those weak spots. We cannot distrust those who are walking in Christ with us. We cannot afford to be afraid of being embarrassed and stop ourselves from reaching wholeness in Christ.

 

So, if you are like me, independently trying to battle through your weaknesses and shortcomings alone, please take heed to the Word of the Lord today. Find yourself someone who is standing righteously before the Lord, ask the Lord to show you one of His men or women whom you can confide in. Confess your faults and allow them to pray for you and counsel you in the things of God.

 

None of us can walk this spiritual walk alone. All of us need someone to help us through.

 

Verse of the Day: Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love. Ephesians 4:15, 16 (NLT)

 

Work The Word!

Last night I took some time to exercise my faith and confess the Word. I had to face some difficult issues yesterday, and I knew that before I went to sleep, I needed to strengthen my spirit. So, I took out the Word and reminded the Lord and myself of what He had spoken over my life and the life of my family.

It was David's remembrance of God's Word that helped him when he was facing hardships and trouble. The book of Psalms is full of David's prayers where he clung to God's Word to sustain him.

Jesus was able to endure the temptation of satan by His continued dependence on God's Word. With every situation the devil presented, Jesus was able to overcome it with the Word of God.

It is in God's Word that we are to put our trust. (Proverbs 30:5) It is His Word that never fails. (Isaiah 55:11) His Word will bring life, order, and blessing. (John 6:63)

It is our job to work the Word. Our faith to believe, confess, and meditate on the Word brings about the changes we seek. We have to grab onto what God has spoken over our lives. Whether it's a written Scripture, a Word received during quiet moments of prayer, or a prophetic Word, we have to put our active faith in agreement with it. We can't just let it lie dormant.

What Word of God are you using to activate your blessing? What Word are you standing on in faith? What Scripture are you holding onto that speaks to your situation?

Make sure you are keeping God's Word on your lips!

Verse of the Day: This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Joshua 1:8