“If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.” (1 Corinthians 12:26 NIV)
This verse indicates church bodies should be so united that if one member suffers, the rest of the congregation shares the pain. For churches to function this way, people must learn sensitivity to God’s activity in the lives of other members….
You need to prepare yourself before going to church so you’re ready to join God in whatever work He may be doing in your congregation. Too often, church members attend services and merely seek out their friends. It never dawns on them that people may be there who are experiencing tremendous pain and hurt. There may be first-time visitors without anyone to offer even a greeting.
The Holy Spirit can guide you to someone who is hurting if you are sensitive to His leading. Perhaps as you enter the worship space, the Spirit will prompt you to sit in a different place than you normally do in order to talk with someone who needs encouragement at the close of the service…. Every week, the Spirit knows who is hurting or who is seeking answers from God or who desperately needs to know if God’s people care. If you’re sensitive to the Spirit’s nudging, you can be God’s instrument of healing and love right in your own church family.
-- Excerpted from “Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God” by Henry and Richard Blackaby and Claude King
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