Calling My Own Bluff
I’ve been reminded of something lately that I’m not proud of, namely, I’m not frequently going before the Lord and praying for the people in my community. I had a great conversation with a friend a few weeks ago who mentioned that his friends were not asking about how his struggles were going. Unfortunately, I saw a lot of his friends in myself. We spend a good deal of time on the community team talking about he “one another’s” and specifically two that i have been convicted about over the last two weeks have been:
Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the Law of Christ -Gal. 6:2
Confess you sins to one another, and pray for one another, and you will be healed. – James 5:16.
Here’s what’s hard to stomach for me, I haven’t been faithful in living out these verses with the 5 men in my group and let alone the 6 wives. I think it’s a great place to start the 2010 year is to work towards being faithful and obedient to these two verses. If I can take ground by applying these verses as a follower of Christ, then it will be a successful year. There is much to process about the “why” behind my actions.
So let me make a connection that may be true for you, and is true for me. That I best follow up with people that I pray for. The contrary would be, if I am not actively talking this person before the lord, I rarely follow up with them. Personally, I know that it feels amazing when someone cares enough about me to follow up with me, even if they really don’t care, it communicates to me that they care.
How well are you living out these two verses with the 5-10 people you call your community and you provision from God?
If you were to ask everyone in your group about the two areas that you would like them “taking to the Lord,” what would they say?
Tags: authenticity, Community, one another's
