Pick prayer partners wisely or go to God for yourself
By Mona Austin Reason #2372 not to openly share your struggles with people: they alone can not solve your problem. They can worry, speculate, gossip, make assumptions OR intercede for you by praying fervently to God, who has the answer to all problems. Many choose to forego the latter and come to their own conclusions about your situation, so why not go directly to the source and cast your cares on Him, for scripture teaches, HE cares for you? When people make assumptions about your situa tion, the purity of prayer is contaminated by fleshly thoughts and imaginings. God wants members of the household of faith to pray for one another sincerely and selflessly. In a sincere prayer victory is the expected result. Scripture instructs in James 5:16 – “Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." T here is nothing wrong with requesting prayer, but people are proving to m...