What to Do When I Don’t Know What to Do
Acts 1:12-15
“The apostles returned to Jerusalem (and) went to the upstairs room of the house where they were staying. Here are the names of those who were present:
Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James (son of Alphaeus), Simon (the Zealot), and Judas (son of James).
14 They all met together and were constantly united in prayer, along with Mary the mother of Jesus, several other women, and the brothers of Jesus. 15 During this time, when about 120 believers were together in one place." Acts 1:12-15
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What do you do after a mountaintop experience? Life didn’t get any better than that, but now what. It’s over. The high has subsided, the honeymoon is over, and now you’ve got nothing left.
Jesus’ followers, not knowing what else to do, met together and prayed.
Do you do that? Do you have a group of people you can call up, invite over to your home, explain your situation and ask them to pray for you? This is maybe the most important gift of the Christian life. Other believers who will come along side you.
I did that a week or so ago. I was stuck with a dilemma I couldn’t solve so I asked a bunch of believers to meet with me, listen to my situation, and pray. And I asked them to keep praying. No bolts of lightning, not even any definitive solutions, but there in the community of believers is Jesus, ruler of the universe who works through people, through community.
That not only feels good, but it is also the conduit to results.
Praying with and for others is such a gift. Time spent in prayer is like no other experience on earth, a blessing with no measure.
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