“I don’t have anyone to babysit my pet goldfish while I’m gone.”
Translation: “I don’t feel like asking anyone for help.”
Most of us have someone or something that we are responsible for taking care of, whether it is a job, a ministry, pets or children. The problem then lies not in the fact that we are caretakers of some sort, but rather when we use our role as manager, pet owner or leader as an excuse to get out of doing something that God is calling us to do.
If this is the case, then we need to remind ourselves that God always equips the called. He knows all of the things you are responsible for, and He will provide for those things as well. So let’s just admit it. If we really wanted to, we could probably easily find someone to watch over things for us while we are away, whether it be our pets or our ministry. The bottom line is that we may not WANT to. Sometimes, asking others to help out means giving up our own control over things, or admitting we need other people. Basically, not wanting to let go of control of the things we are in charge of to ask for help is really a form of pride. Come on now, don’t you think God could find someone else to take over things while you are away doing the new things He has called you to?
So, go on, trust that God will cover things in your absence, pick up the phone to ask for some help, and follow the path you know God is calling you to.
Your goldfish will be just fine.
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