praying for each other

As God draws us closer to Him as a church, the more i realise how much christians need each other. Through the different gifts God has given to us - encouraging, prophecy, intercession, worship, teaching, pastoring- God encourages us not to be reliant on ourselves, but to accept grace from Him directly and indirectly through our brothers and sisters..

Yesterday i was just telling ben about how gifts are totally useless if we don't use them on and for someone else.

When we come across a brother/sister who is in the downs, what should we do!

1john 5:13- 16

i write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life. and this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.

if anyone sees his brother commiting a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life- to those who commit sins that do not lead to death.............

Many times when troubles affect the people around us, we are prone to step in and help and do whatever we can. However, many times we forget that God is the one that can heal all troubles, is in control of all situations and is always holding His hands out to us.

Or many times we feel we can do nothing for our brothers/sisters through prayer. But God says in the above that He will answer, so pray joyfully, hopefully and expectantly!

So the encouragement of this is PRAY!! pray for everyone, anyone --- and be amazed at how apt God is to respond to the cries of His children who trust in Him and not in their own flesh.