Asking for Help

One thing Gimli and Virginia are great about is knowing their limitations. When they know they can't do something they want to do, they ask for help. When they want to go to the bathroom, they know they need our help to go outside. If they lose a toy under a table, they will whine and whine at us until we go and get their toy for them. They aren't afraid to burden us with another task to do for them. They know that if they ask us for help, we will get what they need.

I confess that I hate asking for help! I hate asking people to go out of their way for me, and feel that when people help me it is an inconvenience for them.  During busy seasons at my job, my coworkers will often ask me if they can help me with anything, and I even then hate to have someone else do what is my responsibility. Ironically, I love helping others and being asked for help.  The ugly truth is, I like to give off the appearance that I have it all together, so whether I'm helping someone else, or not needing help, I hope to appear to not have any weaknesses. But as much as I hate to admit it, I need help a lot. I'm not perfect and I need other people to help me in all areas of my life. Hiding my weakness doesn't help anyone, especially not me. We were made to work together in life, not fly solo. The Bible describes all the followers of Christ together as a "body". A body needs all of its parts to function. In the body of Christ, I am one part, but I can't function without all of the others. It is prideful and unwise for me to try to. 

I hope I'll be able to one day be like Gimli and Virginia, realistic about the gifts God has given me, as well as the ones He hasn't, and unafraid to ask for help when its needed from those who love me and with the common goal to bring God the most glory possible.