2 Corinthians 12:19 Perhaps you think we’re saying these things just to defend ourselves. No, we tell you this as Christ’s servants, and with God as our witness. Everything we do, dear friends, is to strengthen you.
I was really struck with the last part of this verse where it says everything Paul and his helpers were doing was to strengthen the people they were sent to.
It made me think about each one of us. Are we doing the things we’re doing and saying in order to strengthen and encourage our brothers and sisters in the faith? When we do, it’s coming out of a heart of love for them because God loved us first. When we receive God’s love we’ll want to love and encourage others.😊
There are so many things which try to pull us down in life, or things that happen suddenly, where we can feel overwhelmed or knocked sideways. It’s at times like that when we need someone to come alongside to help build us up in the Lord, to encourage each other to look to Jesus all the time for everything. Sometimes we’re tempted to gossip and criticise but that’s not God’s way or His desire for us.
When we talk to, or meet someone, instead of telling them all our worries, let’s tell them how well they are doing, what a blessing they are, how God wants to bless them and help them in all their troubles. Let’s remind one another we have a God who can make the impossible possible, who can make a way where we can’t see one. Let’s tell each other what a good and merciful God we have when we make a mistake, that He forgives us, that we can cast all our cares on to Him and that we’re on the winning side.
When people meet us let’s be known as someone who they know will lift them up and encourage them.😊
We are very blessed to be part of God’s family, so let’s do all in our power to strengthen each other and build one another up in the Lord. Amen.
Have a blessed weekend.x
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