We All Need Sympathy and Support – No one I know is an Island…
Sympathy addresses our struggles; support gives us the strength to overcome them.
Sympathy says, ‘I understand what you’re going through and I’m here for you.’
We need to be understood and have our feelings validated in the eye of the Storm.
It’s when life comes crashing in on us that we need our friends the most.
In the midst of his suffering Job cried out, ‘A despairing man should have the devotion of his friends.’
We all need sympathy and support, because we all stumble and need help getting back up. So we need to offer them to others and be willing to receive them in return.
‘When people sin, you should forgive and comfort them, so they won’t give up in despair’ (2 Corinthians 2:7).
It takes grace to create and maintain true fellowship. But the good news is, you’ll never be asked to extend more grace to others than God has extended to you.
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We Need Grace… was originally published on BIBLE Knowledge
