We are to comfort others

Do you ever find yourselves giving a suggestion to comfort and something you say, just hits you right between the eyes?

I have had an extremely heavy heart for others that are being faced with a difficult time in their marriages. I can so remember a time like that, but thank GOD not at this season in our lives. Sure, Bill and I don't always agree, but we no longer have those knock down, drag out, grab the boxing glove moments. Today I say to the enemy....NOT ON MY WATCH, YOU CAN NOT HAVE MY HUSBAND OR MY MARRIAGE, SO GET BACK JACK!

Ok, now that you've seen a dose of my spiritual warfare fighting paraphernalia (thank you Julie!), we can get back to business. I truly believe we need to have listening ears for ways to be praying for those men and women that God brings into our lives. Not only to be praying, but also to be comforting them because you or I actually may have walked that way before.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God."

Some thing that has brought tremendous comfort and WISDOM for me, is the simple little rule of pointing fingers. Why is it, that when there is a heated argument, we point fingers at the other one? Finger pointing, generally happens ESPECIALLY when there is a separation or divorce involved! When I am pointing fingers at another, there are THREE fingers pointing back at me. The same principle applies for you, so you may need to become more aware of that. Believe me, it surely does help squelch my judgmental attitude towards others, and truly humbles me. You see, we are so quick to judge and point fingers, and FORGET or OVER LOOK where we have been, or possibly find ourselves NOW. This causes us to realize that we aren't 100 percent innocent in the situation & to take some of the responsibility, if not all of it.

So I was gently suggesting to someone in a trial over their marriage to be praying and watch the finger pointing and I told this person, "I will be praying for both of you. I will pray that hearts be turned to love for one another, instead of backbiting, complaining and grumbling. No pointing fingers, except to say, THAT IS THE ONE I LOVE."

That hit me instantly and I knew that the Holy Spirit was speaking through me, and to me! I want to leave you with an encouragement for those that find themselves in a struggling season. "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" 2 Cor 5:17 Meaning that God is in the business of recycling, so please don't give up on Him. No problem is to big for Him, and certainly not to small.

Sisters, give the enemy a strong talking to, and remind him that you ARE a child of God's and YOU have His power living on the inside of you. There will come a time, when this test will be turned into a testimony. Girlfriends, THAT IS THE ONE I LOVE! How about you?