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Encouragement

How do I encourage others?  How do I show my love for Jesus, the Lord and Master of my soul, my Savior?  In Philippians 1:9-11 Paul shows the readers that through prayer the Christian brother can support and encourage fellow believers.

Pray for the guidance of God, daily.
Pray continually, like a constant conversation. (Be the teenager on the iPhone)
Pray in generalities when specifics are hidden.
Pray with a broken needy heart (constantly examine what you want to say, think, believe)

Philippians 1:9-11 explains how to pray for others. Request

a growing love for God which reflects a growing love for others
increasing knowledge in the pathway of God
understanding the right standing with God
seeing evil for what it is and choose to follow the Good of God
being refined like the refining process of gold as we continue to wait for the return of Jesus
praising God continually with thoughts, actions, and prayers.

During this time pf enforced captivity, seek the guidance of God and ways to give Him glory, honor, and praise.

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