tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867944808798447676.post1136243948840647266..comments2023-11-13T00:58:18.253-08:00Comments on Presley Fam: Have I done any good today?Presley familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906362945920064243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867944808798447676.post-65720213528265345032012-10-02T13:25:14.177-07:002012-10-02T13:25:14.177-07:00I can't tell you how often I've had to giv...I can't tell you how often I've had to give a gentle lecture to someone about allowing others to help her/him. The greatest joy we humans get in life is in giving to others, whether it's love, emotional support, physical help, or material goods. When you don't allow someone to help you, you deprive them of that joy of giving, of feeling useful to you in a special way. You've stated it well—it's hard to get to the point where we accept help because we all like to feel self-sufficient and we hate to feel beholden to someone else, but once you understand that by accepting help, you do the givers the huge favor of allowing them that joyful feeling about themselves--because they could do something useful for you--you realize that you've learned to be the receiver and not just the giver. It's very important to know that you need to be both. It is good to graciously accept help, just as you would graciously give it. Your friends and family deserve to feel the joy of giving just as you would if you knew someone needed help and you had the power to give it. Sometimes it takes many years for us to learn this important lesson. Sometimes pride steals away the opportunity for the givers to feel that special joy of helping someone they care about because the person in need refuses the help. If we could only realize what a gift it is to the giver when we allow them to help......<br />I learned that only after that gentle lecture had been delivered to me. I see things in a different light now.Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867944808798447676.post-65235476761813260902012-09-30T19:39:54.825-07:002012-09-30T19:39:54.825-07:00This post brought tears to my eyes! It's so ha...This post brought tears to my eyes! It's so hard to let go and let others help us bc there is that fear that letting go means admitting to failure. That's not what it means at all. Letting go means allowing God to bless us in ways we never imagined. Rags to Stitches Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888326112674921620noreply@blogger.com