If we do everything ourselves, others will miss the blessing of having helped us.

Live it
I was told yesterday how a mother never expected her young daughter at home to do anything to help her, like making the bed, picking up laundry or ironing clothes. While that grown daughter was speaking to me, I concluded that her now deceased mother just simply failed to train her. But before I could say anything, she added, "That's because she never thought I could do anything right. It saved time and was less frustrating to do it herself than to redo what I did and then criticize me for doing it wrong."

At that very moment, God reminded how important it is to patiently train those under my authority to do the things I can do faster and better than they can. But more important than the skill training I can offer is the encouragement I can give them, holding back any criticism. I'm reminded that Jesus could have done every single thing he asked his disciples to do, but if he had, would they have become the men and women of faith we now know them to be?

Pray it
Help me apply what the Spirit has shown me today. With a spirit of gratefulness, help me become the teacher that Jesus would be in my place.

Resources
Brooklyn Tab - Sundays are a result of what happens on Tuesday night prayer meeting. (2000)
Samuel became what his mother prayed. (2001)
May we act like an overcomer and not someone who's been run over. (2003)
Before you marvel at Old Testament characters, remind yourself you serve the same God (2004)
Devotional (2006)
The ultimate expression of love is to give your life for someone else. (2007)
We can't listen to God if we're constantly talking. (2008)

1. One-minute Devotionals began on January 2, 2006 and are the original creation of James R. Green, Prayertower Webservant Content is derived from his alternating and sequential survey of both the Old and New Testament to offer insight on Scripture.
2. Resources are derived from daily devotions of James R. Green called, Just Thinkin'... (2000-2003), Read the Bible Thru in 365 Days (2004), Pray Thru the Word in 365 Days (2005) and One Minute Devotional (2006-2008).
3. Scripture: God's Word Translation (c)1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All Rights Reserved.

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