Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
God has been showing me lately that it is important to let others know we are there for them when they are going through storms. Not only is it important to be here for our church family and our actual family but it is also important to be there for people who would never step foot inside a church or even peer at a scripture. When I think of this scripture I think of Jesus carrying the cross to his crucifixion. When I think of the law of Christ I remember that Jesus didn't carry that burden for his disciples only nor his family only... Jesus carried that burden for EVERYONE.
I love everyone and I like to help everyone. Sometimes people don't need my help though and the only thing I can do is pray for them. However, if we all helped each other just think of how much happier this world would be. I hear of missions trips where people come back with a whole new perspective on life because over in other countries people are humble enough to accept help from others. When people in villages help each other with their burdens it brings joy. Even in the US there are families that help each other out. Yet in our own church we hardly even do that. Single unwed moms are sometimes looked down on and instead of a person asking to help by volunteering to watch the kids they usually look at the mom and judge her for not having it all together. Even the parents who don't seem to have control over their kids when they are really trying their hardest. I feel for parents in today's society it is so hard to raise your own children with everyone else trying to tell you how to do it and with all the negative influences you can not control them getting into. We need to pray for families and not judge them. We need to pray for politicians and stop acting like if we were in office we'd solve all the problems. WE can carry each others burdens by showing support and praying. If someone asks for help ... help them! If someone gets in a wreck and you are good at fixing cars why not do the labor for free (which my friend's church member did for her and she was so blessed by it). It is way better to give than receive so why not help each other out? If Christ sacrificed all He did for us can't we do something for someone also?
A Christian ought not to judge someone they ought to help them carry their burden. Just a few Sunday's ago my friend Pastor Jim from Hope Christian Church was talking about how the number one reason why people wont become Christians is because they know one. He's right though. As Christian's what do we do? We judge ... and we point fingers and yet we aren't perfect ourselves! Do we really offer to help carry people's burdens? Even if they say no we can still pray for their burdens to be eased. There are billions of burdened people out there looking for hope and a helping hand.
It warms my heart to find churches that help each other in the congregation out as well as people within the community. Unfortunately, lately I feel like Paul writing this blog because I've found only a handful of biblically founded churches in Connecticut so far that even helps people in their congregation. And even less that help people in their community... and even less than that that help people in the world. We need to start carrying the burden for one another not only at church or through church but EVERYDAY in EVERYWAY.
Keep strong, keep in the scriptures, keep reaching out. Remember we represent Christ and we should be willing to go the extra mile to do what He lived to do.
So we are the representatives of Christ, as if God was making a request to you through us: we make our request to you, in the name of Christ, be at peace with God.
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