Are You Weeping Today?

A friend of mine taught me something many years ago. She told me that whenever she started feeling sorry for herself or became depressed, she would start praying for others. Many times, she would bake them something or send them a note. Sometimes, it was a simple phone call with a word of encouragement for them.

It is part of life to go through sorrow, grief, sadness and depression, but I have found that when I follow my friend's advice it has not only helped others, but has actually made ME feel so much better.

This is one of the quickest ways to get over being angry with someone too. Instead of thinking about it over and over again (which does not hurt them one bit!) pray for the person. Try to do something kind for them and ask our Father to bless them. Sometimes, I have had to do this about 100 times a day, but eventually the anger leaves. This is actually very scriptural as it says in Proverbs 25:21-22:
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat;
and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head,
and the Lord shall reward thee.

As children of the Most High, we are expected to do things differently than the way the world tells us we should do. We are expected to be a humble servant and to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters, just as Yeshua did. The world tells us to lift ourselves up, but scripture tells us:
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. James 4:10
Therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that at the right time he may lift you up. 1 Peter 5:6

The world sees us doing this and they scratch their heads and are amazed. It is totally foreign to them because we are taught to look out for number 1, but we follow Yeshua! We trust that the Lord Himself will lift us up one way or another!

Philippians 2:3-8
Do nothing out of rivalry or vanity; but, in humility, regard each other as better than yourselves- look out for each other's interests and not just for your own.
Let your attitude toward one another be governed by your being in union with the Messiah Yeshua:
Though he was in the form of God,
he did not regard equality with God
something to be possessed by force.
On the contrary, he emptied himself,
in that he took the form of a slave
by becoming like human beings are.
And when he appeared as a human being,
he humbled himself still more
by becoming obedient even to death-
death on a stake as a criminal! 

Yes, we will struggle with sorrow, anger and grief in this world, but we must remember that Yeshua was a man of sorrow, acquainted with grief. The scriptures tell us that He wept, but He obeyed the Father and gave everything for us!

Are you weeping today? That's okay, but get out there and find that person who is worse off than you are and try to love and encourage them. Just try it. Ask Abba Father to show you who needs your love and care, and trust me, he will!