Praying for a Friend

Ministering to each other literally means to “give service, care, or aid; attend, as to wants or necessities.” Wants or necessities. Faithfulness to the Lord allows us to know who we need to love, and how. Walking in the guidance of the Holy Spirit gives us the ability to listen to the Lord’s leading on our lives.

People are placed specifically in our lives, part of the mission of ministry, for us to serve. When we wholeheartedly serve the people God is calling us to tend to, in whatever way they need to be loved when He tags us in, He makes sure we are cared for.

Partners. Participation. We are never alone when we live our lives within the love of Christ Jesus. “I am with you always,” He promised, “to the end of the age.” Forever, we walk side by side with our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus. By His Holy Spirit, we have the power and strength to follow His lead. Through our lives, His will produces effective change in the hearts of those around us. The change in our own hearts is a witness to those around us, and we get to witness the heart change only He is capable of accomplishing, though we often get to be His accomplices.

The full life Jesus died to give us surrounds us. We are immersed in Living Water, empowered by the power of the Living God living in us. We have the constant company of the One True God, but the promise of someone to be that one for us. The one we faithfully pray for, so we don’t have to physically go it alone on this earth. Someone to laugh with, partner with, serve, love, and befriend. The Lord is the most faithful Friend. He desires relationship with us, and exists in relationship Himself: Father, Son, and Spirit.

Let us pray, today, for that one.

When we faithfully, and wholeheartedly seek Jesus first, we will find all we need, and provincially more.

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Meg writes about everyday life within the love of Christ at megbucher.com. She is the author of “Friends with Everyone, Friendship within the Love of Christ,” “Surface, Unlocking the Gift of Sensitivity,” “Glory Up, The Everyday Pursuit of Praise,” “Home, Finding Our Identity in Christ,” and "Sent, Faith in Motion." Meg earned a Marketing/PR degree from Ashland University but stepped out of the business world to stay home and raise her two daughters …which led her to pursue her writing passion. A contributing writer for Salem Web Network since 2016, Meg is now thrilled to be a part of the editorial team at Salem Web Network. Meg loves being involved in her community and local church, leads Bible study, and serves as a youth leader for teen girls.