Becoming a life source for someone

Andrew Shearman teaches this to our World Racers: “You must become a life-source for others,” he says. Lately I’ve been noticing how many people in my circle of friends and ministry partners are struggling through some deeply painful experience.
Here’s a partial list based on two issues:
- Sue has cancer
- Jackie has cancer
- Jan is worried she may have cancer
- John is in jail
- Scott just got out of jail
- Dan just went to jail
The list could keep going. My point is, I know a lot of people who are being drained of life. Life is flowing out of them. They need help in rediscovering hope. There are so many people like this all around us. They feel like they’re going through a desert and are thirsty for encouragement. Many older people have a deep sense of loneliness and many people need someone to believe in them.
Against this backdrop, those of us who follow Jesus, who live life in the Spirit, need to become a life-source for at least one other person. When you’re a life-source for another, you sustain them in some way. You encourage their heart; you breathe life into their dreams. You are available to counsel them or hug them.
We are conduits for the power of God. If we’re a life-source for others, his power should always be flowing out of us.
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Amen Seth,
I challenge all of us to reach out not only to those we love, but also to strangers, enemies, forgotten friends to spread the word of our Father’s love. One act of kindness at a time can turn one person’s life around and let them know that they are cared for.
There are so many people that are in total isolation who need us to be their voice and listening ear. The key is learning to listen to their pain, prayers to lift them above expectations, care that they matter even if it is to just one person and one Lord. Do not be afraid of getting “it right”, our Dad will lead the way in his own way and time. Embrace the radical side of his Love.
Prayers also go out to those who want to remain nameless, yet they facing death of a loved one, no direction in their lives, pain from mistakes made, health questions and issues. Let us all lift them up, cover them in trust and prayer, and rejoice in the beauty of God’s solutions and plan.
Thank you for this……the timing is perfect.
Community. As we are struggling through some deeply painful things as well, I am recognizing how essential the community around us has become. It is not a part of the Christian walk I have fully understood until now. The comfort, the guidance, the sacrifice, the wisdom, the life giving love of the Father lived out in flesh and blood. Community is everything.
I am slamming water balloons of hope and life off of Jan’s face. She is starting to just accept the drenching. Man, not an easy thing. Love you bro.
Having just been banned from another christian chatroom for being too radical ( This ban takes me to Sept 2012!)ever though of setting up a chat room on your site Seth? All those linked to this site could find comfort, prayers, uplifting and words of life.I find them great to seek out the lost, lonely and hurting to bring the life of God.
Will pray for those you have listed.
Just in from seeing a pastor here in Yei; who after nursing his sick wife and mum back to health as both spent days in the hospital at the same time, fell very sick himself. While on his sick bed, thieves came at night a stole his motor bike and all the plastic chairs in the church. He’s still weak be happy and hopeful. So many pastors and ministers here are sick and going through hard times. I’m excited at the compassion shared amongst the hurting here. It’s beautiful. There’s a real war on. But in the end, WE WON!!
Hey Sue, what’s the chat room address. I’d love to take your place and keep the heat up till I banned too. LOL LOL…
It was Worthy Chat Uche…good luck! 🙂
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