Genesis 18-21 tell Me that I am Crazy

I am terrible at asking for help! Seriously, it’s bad!

I am also a terrible klutz.

So my life can look a lot like this….

“Becky, can I help you with that, it looks heavy?”

-Nope, I think I’ve got it.

-Are you sure.

-Seriously, don’t worry about it.

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Crash…boom…ouch!

Oh crap!

I wish that this was a rare conversation, but it is not. A moment like this comes into my life nearly every week. For some reason, I just have a difficulty in admitting that I can’t handle everything on my own. I feel like I should be able to take care of everything…but I can’t. That is a lesson that God is still teaching me, and he will probably have to continue for a very long time (apologies Jesus, I am trying)

At least I am not alone…Moses had to learn the same lesson!

Here’s the Story…(genesis 18 and company)

1. Moses is born (cute baby in basket…yay!)

2. grown up Moses kills random Egyptian…has to run away

3. Runs away...meets girl

4. Marries girl and makes friends with her dad…Jethro enters the scene!

5. Burning bush

6. The whole getting Israel out of Egypt thing

NOW! Moses is in charge of getting over 10,000 people across the desert. He has to judge all of their fights…and is probably getting very tired!

Fortunately, Moses’s father-in-law, Jethro, decides to visit him at just the right time. The first thing that Jethro does is he compliments Moses. He gets excited about what God has done through Moses and he tells him so.

He then tells Moses that he is crazy because he is trying to handle so much by himself. He then helps Moses to set up a system that will help him to spread out his workload amongst a larger group.

Then Jethro goes home.

I love this story so much, because it shows that even Moses needed a mentor. Even Moses needed him to affirm his work and then to help correct him.

There is something incredibly valuable about having someone to look over your work and to tell you that you are crazy sometimes.

All of us need to have leaders, and I am convinced that it is impossible to lead others if you are not being lead by someone yourself.

SO…to all of my mentors and leaders…thank you for pouring into my life!

Thank you for keeping me sane!

I couldn’t do it without you!