It is so easy for us to reject help and think that we can do it on our own. We can go up against trials and situations and say that we have it under control. If you are like me, you will get up and say that you don't need to burden other's with your problems or that you don't want to bring the attitude of other's down. Sometimes, we can handle things with just ourselves and God; but other times, God gives you a trial that calls on another person's strength to come help you.
Sometimes we need to open up and help one another. Sometimes, we need to listen to James 5:16. "Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working." Sometimes, we need to share what is going on in our lives, even if it is embarrassing or heavy. Your brothers and sisters in Christ will be there with you, supporting you instead of judging you, encouraging you instead of making fun of you, and loving you instead of leaving you.
At some point in time, you will come up against a trial in which you need to admit that you cannot do it on your own. You will need help. God will remind you that you are human and a part of a body of Christians who want to love you. There will come a time in which you need to reach out in order to grow in Christ. God did not make you alone. He made you a part of the body of Christ. He wants you to depend on your brothers and sisters. Feel free to! That is part of the reason why Christ called us together! Let us confess our sins to our brothers and sisters and pray with one another.
-D
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