"And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends..." Job 42:10

One of the best ways I've found to pull myself up out of depression, self-pity, or any kind of introspective thinking is to focus outside of "my world" and see those around me who need prayer. Every circumstance of life can become either larger or smaller depending on your perspective. Take Job....he certainly had every reason to feel sorry for himself. After all, he was a just and upright man who endured more pain of every sort than seems humanly possible to endure: loss of material possessions, loss of all his children, loss of his health, loss of his standing in the community, misunderstood by his friends. But it all was about to come to an end. God was fed up with Job's friends. It was only when Job prayed for his friends that God accepted their sacrifices and God turned the page on Job's suffering.

Will you join us in praying for a friend? There is a young man named Michael who we met during one of Malcom's hospital stays. (After that he was sort of "adopted" by several in our family.) Michael has leukemia and was just told today that the cancer is back, it is no longer in remission. I want to ask you to pray for Michael, that God will heal his body and that God will reveal Himself to him in a very real way.

Eyes off self, focusing on a friend, looking to Jesus for health and healing. It's a great recipe for living.