Praying for other believers

I believe that oftentimes, we judge other believers more than we pray for them. We see what they do outside of church, how they act, and we judge. We forget the part that they were at church with us! I mean sometimes it might just be a big show for someone to go to church, but the fact of the matter is, we are all struggling with something and there is no perfect Christian.

I believe that it's crucial to pray for believers (and nonbelievers of course) that we know. 

I believe it's also important to pray for believers and leaders at all churches across the world. 

Paul writes in the book of Colossians about praying for other believers. Paul prayers teach us how to pray for others, whether we know them or not. We can request that:

They begin to..

1. understand God's will

2. gain spirutal wisdom

3. please and honor God

4. bear good fruit

5. grow in the knowledge of God

6. be filled with God's strength

7. have great endurance and patience

8. stay full of Christ's joy

9. give thanks always

My encouragement and what I really hope you take away from this post this evening are some simple ways that we can start to pray for others. Once we start praying for others like Paul did, God will be so pleased with our obedience and commitment to loving him above all.

Please stop judging others and please stop judging other believers. Everyone is always going through something.