Me – MySELF – and I

Self-ish; Self-less; Self-Sufficiency; Self-Reliant! I can do it…..myself!

Funny how, in this independent mindset that we hold on to for so long, we become almost TOO GOOD at being self-sufficient. I’m guilty as charged. Fortunately, there have been very few things that I can’t do myself, especially in this age of being able to google just about anything to DIY (do it yourself).

Typically, self-sufficiency would be considered an admirable quality to strive for, but now I’m thinking I need to guard myself against becoming too good at it.

How well I remember the independence of my children and grandchildren when they were toddlers. They wanted to do everything themselves — well, except for when they didn’t want to do something, like picking up their toys.

But, the best plan is to give them tools they need to make wise choices so they can grow up to be self-sufficient. Sometimes that means letting them fall so they can learn and grow from their own mistakes, even though we’d rather protect them from falling.

Our Heavenly Father longs to have that close relationship with us. He wants to help. He wants to save us from a lot of the mistakes we’ll make without His wisdom.

He wants us to be dependent on Him. It’s easy to rely on our own strength, our own ability, and our own wisdom — so much so that we no longer reach out to our Father and let Him in to help us.

It’s easy to start to leave Him out of our daily life, decisions and activities, and only run to Him when there’s a big crisis.

Even in the thick of our daily challenges and struggles, God is right there to lay His gentle hand on our shoulder to say “Let Me help you with that.”

God is a mere call away when we call upon Him.

Psalm 91:15 “Call on me and I will answer you. I will be with you in trouble. I will deliver you and honor you.”