3 minute read
My Inspiration
from TT 148
by TIMES TODAY
Be a friend with faith
Advertisement
It’s great to have faith for yourself, to believe for your dreams and speak victory. God didn’t give you faith just for you. There will be people you encounter who feel overwhelmed by a sickness, loss, difficulty in a relationship. Maybe at one time they believed they were strong.
The way they’re going to see a breakthrough is not through their faith, but through the faith of a friend. You can be the one who steps up and believes over them. You can encourage them, pray for them, speak healing, favour and victory over their life. In Mark 2, four friends put a paralyzed man on a stretcher and carried him to a house where Jesus was teaching.
In effect, they were saying, “We’re taking you to Jesus. You may not think it can happen, but we believe you’re going to walk again.” When they got there, the house was so packed they couldn’t get in. Rather than give up, they carried the man to the roof, took off the covering and lowered him to Jesus.
The Bible says that, “when Jesus saw their faith,” He healed the man. It wasn’t the faith of the paralyzed man but his
friends. They lifted him, carried him, believed for him. Will you let someone borrow your faith when you don’t have any faith? Will you stand in the gap when they’re down?
It’s easy to criticize and find fault. “Why did they do that? They should have known better.” They don’t need your judgement; they need your faith. Try a different approach. Pray for them, ask God to show mercy, to get them back on course, to help them fulfil their purpose.
You can be the one who pushes them past the discouragement, who lifts them back on their feet. God is counting on you to be a friend with faith - not a friend with criticism. There’s enough of that in the world. Be a lifter, an encourager. Tell them that you’re praying for them.
Your faith can be what breaks the addictions, lights their passion. Your faith can be what God uses to propel you into their destiny and you’ll discover that when you help others rise higher, God will help you rise higher. When you help others in need, when you let others borrow your faith, there’s no limit to how high God will take you.
