We are told to pray for one another, that we may be healed! O was just meditating on the fact that so many of us are sick, and not being healed! I fight the urge to concentrate on me and mine.... to wallow in my hurt and pain! I actively seek God for an answer to my sickness and my poverty; rather than seeking God for the answers to someone elses needs! And what is the staus of my situation.... it remains the same!
I pray that the Lord will grant me the grace to put my own needs on the back burner and pray for someone elses needs and perhaps my healing will finally arrive! If not..... I should still joy in the blessings of others and the grace of our Lord Hesus Christ!
A long time ago I used to teach in a Christian school and we would have prayer before our classes as teachers. One teacher would always complain about all her aches and pains and then pray everyday "if it be thy will". Confound it, several of us wondered at her inability to determine God's will all of the time.
Yes, if only we could think more of others than of our own pain. I try not to complain about all the aches I feel. So many have it so much worse than me! Thanks for the reminder!
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