My Struggle

Struggle's! We all have them. As long as we live in a fallen world we will have struggle's. Struggle's mean different things to different people. For some, it means a trial. For others, it may be a particular weakness they are prone to. Still for others, it may be a particular hardship such as financial or a spiritual struggle. The word struggle is definitely a relative term. Everyone handles the struggle they face in different ways, a lot of it may depend on their particular personality, their culture, their spirituality. All of these influence how a person deals with a struggle.

The Apostle Paul spoke about going through a particular struggle in Romans 15. What we learn from this passage is, we need people to help us in our particular struggle. In verse 30 Paul said, "I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me" (NLT). Paul asked them to join with him in this specific need.

We need others! We need mentors! We need accountability partners! We need prayer partners! I believe where most of us go wrong is, we try to handle things on our own. May the Lord open our eyes to the vast resources we have in the body of Christ. The vast resources we have in each other.

Paul asked the Roman Christians to enter into his struggle with him by praying for him. As we enlist prayer partners, we are enlisting individuals who will partner with us in our struggle. The load is much lighter when we have others helping to carry the load.

This is today,

Pastor Gary