April 22nd, 2015

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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015

This a continuation of this post which was interrupted by this one.

I actually want to go in a different direction with this post. In that previous post I wrote about giving up control to God. It is something we all should need to do. Easier said than done. Obviously. We will sometimes fight with every fiber of our being giving up control to Someone we cannot see, touch or feel. That, however, is for another time and another post.

Equally as hard is giving up control to another person-flesh and blood, someone we can touch, see, and feel. Someone texted me after that other post and said this: “And your blog post hit a nerve because I just told (_______) and I think maybe someone elseĀ  that it is really hard to let go of control and let people help me with things. It is easier to just do it myself.”

Been there?

I wanted to say “been there done that don’t want to do it again.” (But I do).

Sadly, what that person said was true. It is often easier to do it ourselves. Others will mess it up. “But I hate depending on others.” Yeah, it isn’t my favorite thing either, but unless I want to go absolutely bonkers, I need to give up control. I need to accept others’ help and frankly, I’m not too keen on that sometimes!!

But there comes a time when I HAVE TO GIVE UP CONTROL. I have to allow others to step into my life and offer to make my life easier.

What about you? Do you have difficulty letting others help?