September 8
Scripture focus: Are you hurting? Pray. Do you feel great? Sing. Are you sick? Call the church leaders together to pray and anoint you with oil in the name of the Master. Believing-prayer will heal you, and Jesus will put you on your feet. And if you've sinned, you'll be forgiven--healed inside and out. Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed. The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with. James 5:13-17 (The Message)
Once we have admitted the true nature of our situation, we discover that we are free to accept responsibility for some other things, including:
- making a treatment plan in response to our powerlessness and resulting unmanageable lives
- implementing the plan
- and eventually, making amends to all the folks we hurt along the way.
My personal experience leads me to conclude that none of these things can be effectively achieved in isolation. It's my prayer that you will seek and find a community that can encourage you along the way. As time marches on, this humbling experience of confession, community and repentance may be the very thing that most qualifies us to live our grand epic adventure!
Recommended reading: 2 Chronicles 21-23
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