Tuesday; October 24
Last Sunday a friend of mine was preaching a sermon based on an incident in Mark 9. In this section, the apostles were confronted with a situation they couldn’t handle on their own. It took Jesus to intervene and His power to solve the issue. As the minister taught the lessons from this text one thing he said hit me right between the eyes. There are times we can’t help people. Whether it is because of the complexity of their issue or the limits of our ability, there are times we are just in over our heads. I needed to hear that. I am a “fixer” and grow frustrated when I can’t help everyone. I needed to be reminded that sometimes I just can't make everything okay. After coming to this conclusion, I needed to be reminded of a couple of other points. First, I need to approach situations with a mind toward helping people. I shouldn’t give up without trying to help. Second, I can’t just sit around and list reasons I can’t or shouldn’t try to help. While people need to be he