I've Got This

I remember when my kids were little and decided they could do something for themselves. They wanted to control whatever it was they were doing. Sometimes we would wait patiently for them to try and either get it done or ask for help. Sometimes I would step in and just do it for them.

We all think we've got this. This thing called life. During the easy, day to day times we especially think that we are in control and can keep our lives on an even path. Then reality hits. We realize we really aren't in control and we really don't have it all figured out. 

Control is my biggest struggle. I have always been very independent and this resulted in many times that I thought I could do life on my own - my own terms - with no help from anyone else.  I wanted to be tough and strong and capable. It took some really hard lessons to realize that we were made for community and it was okay to allow others to help me and even more so to ask for help. 

More important than asking others for help is the need to go to God for help. Not just for the big things but for all the little everyday things. We need Him in our lives and we need other people. 

“One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”

Proverbs 18:24 NIV

One of the hardest things to do is admit we need help and then to ask for it. God puts the right people in our lives at the right times. He just wants us to allow them to be part of His plan to bless us or allow us to be part of His plan to bless them. Never turn down help because when you do you might deprive someone of the gift of a blessing. 

“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”

Mark 11:24 NIV