You Need Others
Day 321
How many people are praying for you regularly? You need
other people, and you especially need their prayers.
Barbara Johnson says, “Right when you’re down in the middle
of the pain and you’re going through this, that’s when you have to say, ‘Hey,
I’m a Christian, but I’m really hurting. I need you to pray for me, and I need
you to love me because right now I’m not effective as a Christian. I just can’t
be bubbling out about how joyful I am. I will in time, but right now I need you
to comfort me and I need God’s love to comfort me.’”
When you first lost your loved one, you likely had several
people praying for you and your family. But what about now? What about now when
the grief is still deep and everyone seems to expect you to have bounced back
into life?
Call a friend who will quietly listen and who will pray. Be
sure to ask people for their prayers. They might not think to offer if the
topic is not brought up!
“I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers”
(Philemon 1:4).
Comfort me with Your
love, O Lord. Thank You for the prayers that are being said for me. Amen.
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