Help others Grow Stronger in their Faith

Verses: Romans 15 : 1 -13

My thoughts about the verses:

We all know people that are in different stages of faith.  Some people put their entire trust in God they believe that there are no fears because God is with them in all things.  Then there are people that believe in God yet at times feel like they are facing things all by themselves.  Neither one of these individuals are better than the other.  They have one thing that makes them equal their belief in the Risen Savior.

 People go through different stages of their faith and trust in God overtime.  Some days you can feel that God is right there with you.  Then things change and you start to wonder has God left me. As we face these challenges we depend on individuals that have strong faith to help us get through those hard times. They encourage us to trust God, they remind us that God hasn't left you.  That you must ask God for your needs and believe God will bring you what you need.  Remembering the whole time what you think you need isn't exactly  what you will get because God knows what you truly need.

Therefor when you are in your strongest days of faith you need to be someone’s helper.  You need to encourage them and not to put them down because of their doubts.  It is important to remember that all people go through rough times.  Those struggles that hit you when you do not expect them and you start to worry am I going to be okay.  How can God fix what is happening to me?  Does God have time to help  me when there are so many other people with needs?  Should I bother God with my issues?

I am going to share a very personal story.  There was a time not so long ago where my faith had started to wane.  I felt like there was no way that I could get out of the situation I was in.  I was so desperate for  money to keep the utilities and the house. I had prayed for God's to help yet I fell into a deep depression.  I saw no way out.  Everything that was happening seemed to be getting worse and worse.

It was in that moment that I decided the only solution was to access my life insurance policy.  I wanted the ones that I loved to be safe.  I felt like I had let them down.  So I decided to go out to the street and wait for God to send me the answer.  I live on a busy street.  It isn't unusual for me to stumble and fall. So there I stood waiting for just the right  moment.  As I waited I started praying to God to help me.  I prayed to God to send me the answer that I needed.

No car came.  No money fell from the sky.  I stayed outside thirty minutes waiting for my answer to come. God sent a moped.  Now you might say what kind of answer is that.  I say it was God saying not your time.  Put your faith in me and we will get through this.  It was that night that I decided that I wasn't in this alone.  I started reading God's word daily.  I started praying more than I ever had.  Today my Faith is stronger than it has been in a very long time.  Still struggling but know I am not in it alone every day I thank God for my answer.  I also realized I needed to start sharing my faith.  The question for me was how.  I guess if you are reading this you figured out the how.  It takes me hours to write these because of my concentration and pain but I know it is helping people around the world. 

Prayer:

Dear God we thank you for the answers to our struggles.  We thank you for never leaving us.  Dear God we give our life to you.  Help us reach those that are struggling and having doubts.  Allow us to be an inspiration to others.  In your Holy name we pray.  Amen

Questions:

Have you ever felt alone?  Are there days that you feel God's comforting arms surrounding you?  Are you willing to share your story with others?  Are you ready to help someone who is struggling?  Have you doubts and fears surfacing that you can’t handle?  Are you ready to turn those over to God?