Trusting God is a journey. He promises, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." (Heb 13:5) Look to Jesus's faithfulness on the cross. "Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass." (1 Thess 5:24) Keep trusting; He won't fail you. 
You can't handle it alone!
Sunday 21st October 2018
'You cannot handle it alone.' Exodus 18:18 NIV
The Bible says that we should care about the 'interests of the others,' not only our own (Philippians 2:4 NIV). But sometimes we can take this too far. We try and be everything for everyone, seeing it as our responsibility to help whoever asks with their problems. As part of the body of Christ (see 1 Corinthians 12:12-31), we all have a responsibility to be there for others, but we can all offer different things. Sometimes God will use us to help others, other times he'll use someone else. It doesn't always have to be us.
Moses had to learn this lesson. He was wearing himself out physically, emotionally and spiritually trying to keep up with the demands of two million Israelites. He thought he had to be the one with answers to everyone's problems. His father-in-law said to him, 'You cannot handle it alone. Listen now to me and I will give you some advice' (Exodus 18:18-19 NIV).
It takes wisdom, maturity and humility to know when we're taking on too much. We can end up not helping anyone because we can't cope. What Moses was doing was neither good for him nor the people depending on him. We need to guard ourselves against becoming overwhelmed by too many people offloading their problems on us - guarding ourselves is a sign of strength, not weakness.
So what now? Feeling like you're taking on too many people's problems? Next time someone asks for your help, suggest they speak to someone just as qualified to help them, but commit to pray for them.
Sunday 21st October 2018
'You cannot handle it alone.' Exodus 18:18 NIV
The Bible says that we should care about the 'interests of the others,' not only our own (Philippians 2:4 NIV). But sometimes we can take this too far. We try and be everything for everyone, seeing it as our responsibility to help whoever asks with their problems. As part of the body of Christ (see 1 Corinthians 12:12-31), we all have a responsibility to be there for others, but we can all offer different things. Sometimes God will use us to help others, other times he'll use someone else. It doesn't always have to be us.
Moses had to learn this lesson. He was wearing himself out physically, emotionally and spiritually trying to keep up with the demands of two million Israelites. He thought he had to be the one with answers to everyone's problems. His father-in-law said to him, 'You cannot handle it alone. Listen now to me and I will give you some advice' (Exodus 18:18-19 NIV).
It takes wisdom, maturity and humility to know when we're taking on too much. We can end up not helping anyone because we can't cope. What Moses was doing was neither good for him nor the people depending on him. We need to guard ourselves against becoming overwhelmed by too many people offloading their problems on us - guarding ourselves is a sign of strength, not weakness.
So what now? Feeling like you're taking on too many people's problems? Next time someone asks for your help, suggest they speak to someone just as qualified to help them, but commit to pray for them.
