tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21769992.post5277350865278438905..comments2023-10-09T12:58:19.050-04:00Comments on Thoughts of a Freed Captive: Calling in a FavorJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08631006365916798557noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21769992.post-31473523205458363512010-08-30T11:04:58.685-04:002010-08-30T11:04:58.685-04:00You ask why it is that we don't ask for help. ...You ask why it is that we don't ask for help. My answer? Pride. We're confident in our abilities to help others but to show our needs is to say that we're inadequate in taking care of our own needs, or to concede defeat against the things with which we battle. If we are to be the humble servant leaders that the Bible demands we must be strong and confident in what we are able, but we must also know our limitations. A good father will see his own limitations in his abilities with his family and will seek out people in his local church who have been through his struggles and have, through the grace of God, been able to come through them. There is little that has more impact on me than a mentor who has the experience that comes from a lifetime battling with sin and the wisdom to share it with a new generation. <br /><br />What a fools am I to insist that our my strengths will save me when I have a church full of Christians who are ready and willing to step up and assist me in my walk.Ian Shepardhttp://blog.ianshepard.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21769992.post-19588714600973243632010-08-28T15:31:42.904-04:002010-08-28T15:31:42.904-04:00Yep, rings true for me. Although, it's a litt...Yep, rings true for me. Although, it's a little easier when we're doing it on someone else's behalf.JSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00681934865643964687noreply@blogger.com