Share with One Another

2 Corinthians 6:1-5
"Dear brothers and sisters, if another Christian is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself. Share each other's troubles and problems, and in this way obey the law of Christ. If you think you are too important to help someone in need, you are only fooling yourself. You are really a nobody.
Be sure to do what you should, for then you will enjoy the personal satisfaction of having done your work well, and you won't need to compare yourself to anyone else. For we are each responsible for our own conduct."

There is so much said in this short passage. Do you see that? We are to get into each others lives so that we can help one another. Each member in the body can help at different times. Each one of us has overcome some sin in our life. We help by humbly and gently helping the one who needs help at that moment. This does not mean that you who are helping are more wise, it means that at this moment, you are the strong one. If we do not get into a relationship with our fellow Christians, how are we going to know who can help and at what time. One day you may be the one in need. If you do not know who has gone through that struggle and overcome it, then who are you going to be able to turn to. This is why I share so openly, my struggles. Someone on the outside, can very easily look at my life now and think that I have never been through anything. My life now is very different from the person I used to be, but I try very hard to connect with everyone. So I talk about everything! This does not mean that I beat myself up over my past sins, but that I want to offer my life for His people in need.

It would be very easy to hide behind my life now and pretend that I never did anything "wrong." It is not easy stepping out and admitting your mistakes. The fear of judgement and the fear of what could happen are very hard to over come. I have never had anything, but good, come from sharing my life with others. Those secrets that you think you are keeping, are actually a weight that will never get any lighter. They will only get heavier every time you hear of that "secret," in another person. But if you share, if you open up your life, then you can turn that "mistake" into something wonderful for God. He will open your life so that others can heal. One of the hardest things, when you are struggling with something, is to think that you are all alone, or that you can never let anyone find out. Open up to others, let them know your triumphs, so that when they are struggling they know they can come to you. It helps when there is no fear of judgement. When you know that person has struggled with the same thing, you can go to that person for help. After you have been set free, you are to open your life up to helping others. You are to help them humbly, knowing there trials, and gently.

If you have overcome some struggle in your life, then you are to be the first to share. If you have been dealing with a sin, but are getting through it, then share how you have been succeeding. You are never a failure, because you have sinned. No one is perfect, we all have sinned and fallen short. The true test is if you are using that struggle to now help in God's work, or are you drowning in the secrets of your past mistakes. Open your life to others so that God can bless you. He will turn your weakest moments into your greatest triumphs, if you will let Him. Be the one that, that other person can go to in their time of need. Then when they are strong they can be the helper for someone else. We all have something that we are dealing with. This may be your moment to help, or this may be your moment to heal.