Tag: pray

Have you ever said I will pray for you? Or maybe you have thought well that is your problem, take care of it yourself. Hey I think that we are all guilty of that. We live in a society where we are trained to mind your own business. Maybe you have heard it said this way, Mind your own business or don’t put your nose where it doesn’t belong. After all we don’t want to offend anyone by putting our nose where it doesn’t belong. The Bible says something different from what the world says. The Bible actually tells us to bare each other’s burdens. If we see a fellow believer in trouble to step in and help them out. So, if we believe the Bible is God’s Word and is the mandate for the way we are to live our life. Why don’t we do what it says? Instead of just saying oh I will pray for you. See I think that all to often we try to get off the hook by offering a small prayer for the person in need. After all we don’t want to put our noses where they don’t belong. Most of the time we pray for people we are asking God to help them. We don’t even realize that God has already sent the help in the form of the people in His church. I am not saying that we shouldn’t pray to God on the behalf of others. What we need to realize is God is not a genie in bottle. He choses to work through us to help His people. God has instructed us to bare each other’s burdens. To help each other out. So next time don’t just say I will pray for you, but offer to be the helping hand of God to that person.