Why does God show us people's flaws?

Have you ever wondered why God shows us flaws in people?  I was pondering that very question this past week when I began to think about some of the things that God has shown me over the past few months about people of faith that I know.  The enemy of our souls would want us to take the information that we have gathered and begin to use it against those who are in a struggle.  I know that I have tempted and have failed in this venture time and again and when I do fall into the trap of the enemy and start to gossip about that person or persons I feel the Holy Spirit bringing convinction to bear upon me for that action.  I got my answer recently when I was reading a book by pastor Francis Frangipane entitled The Three Battlegrounds. 

In this book pastor Francis talks about the fact that God shows us those areas that believers struggle in so we can pray for them.  It made alot of sense to me and I am now going to lay hold of that and pray for those that God has shown a weakness in that needs to be covered by His grace.  If the Church of Jesus Christ could just get a hold of this principle we could see a revolution break forth as we would truly become one as Jesus prayed for in John 17.  So the next time you see a brother or sister in Christ struggling in an area of life that you know needs to be changed and transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit don't look to critize, look to pray them through expecting that God is able to do a great and mighty work in and through them because of your williness to surrender yourself on their behalf. 

If you are interested in more of Francis Frangipane's materials you can either buy them through my bookstore or you can follow this link to see what he has to offer.