FORTY-FIVE

I can never assume someone is helpless or that my action will save them… To think we can fix others is really a marker of our own insecurity… How will you walk long with those you minister to today? Lindsay Coates

As much as I need help with the things happening with my husband, I also try to help others. I do my best to share my experience and offer hope, not advice. How can I possibly know exactly what someone else needs for their situation? How can I even communicate clearly what I need in mine? I think certain things will bring relief or joy and yet when I wait on God, the answer is almost always different and better. I like the idea expressed in Lindsay’s question, “walk along.” If I stay focused on doing what I can beside someone, things tend to unfold much better than if I am trying to push or lead. I feel better to when someone stands beside me and says, “How can we make this better?”