Support...

An easy word to say, but not an easy word to carry out.

Found the meaning from dictionary.com; i'll give my interpretations of it.
1. to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.

"... built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone." -Ephesians 2:20
These people have laid the path for us to walk on, with Christ as our personal Lord and saviour. They have made the difficulties we face everyday must easier to bear.

"It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else's foundation" -Romans 15:20.
I attempted to do this in my own family, but found that it wasn't easy at all. Even my mother didn't understand me. As kiat has said it before, its always so difficult to preach the gospel of God to your own loved ones.

2. to sustain or withstand (weight, pressure, strain, etc.) without giving way; serve as a prop for. It is not easy, has never been easy, and will never be easy to withstand hardship, pressure, strained relationships with others due to your faith. When we link it to (1) we know we have hope that Christ will come to our help if we earnestly seek Him.

3. to undergo or endure, esp. with patience or submission; tolerate.
"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love." Ephesians 4:2
To give your support to someone is to endure all misgivings of the person, even if he/ she has hurt you before. This is difficult; even most of us today have difficulty doing so. Even Solomon who wrote the Book of Proverbs had trouble in his later part of life. But pray for guidance and strength before anything so that all will be well.

4. to sustain (a person, the mind, spirits, courage, etc.) under trial or affliction: They supported him throughout his ordeal.
Church friends play an important role in this. When a person is persecuted, he/ she will suffer many things that have never seen, heard or experienced before. And God is good; he does not want us to despair in these moments; he gave us friends for support. If anything were to happen to any believers in my family (even to my cousins, nephews and nieces in future etc.), i would be willing to give them support.

5.to maintain (a person, family, establishment, institution, etc.) by supplying with things necessary to existence; provide for: to support a family.
We are supported by the Bible, the Word of our living God. Without it we would be spiritually starved.

It seems like us asians always have a difficult problem of expressing support for ou own loved ones. It seems that the norm is to pour cold water to prevent the person from getting hurt. But little is known that if we have faith, it is possible to succeed; even in the event when we fail, it is easier for us to pick ourselves up and stand again, ready to face the challenges the world throws to us. :)