Are you willing to let go?

            I know you have heard it said, “If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself!” But then what happens when you do attempt to do it all by yourself? Eventually you get frustrated, worn out, exhausted and end up asking for help anyway.

            I heard a story the other day that reminded me of this fact. A man was walking along a mountain trail when he inadvertently slipped off the edge of a cliff. Clasping on to a stump sticking out of the side of the cliff, he began to yell for help. Moments later an angelic figure came to the edge of the cliff. Reaching his hand over the cliff, he asked the man, “Do you believe I can save you?” Looking at the muscular stature of the figures arm he replied, “Yes, I believe you can save me.” Then the angel asked the man, “Do you believe I will save you?” Seeing the honesty and sincerity in the angel’s face, the man replied, “Yes, I believe you will save me.” At this the angel said, “Then let go and I will save you.”

            Throughout the Bible God gives us examples of delegating tasks and helping each other out. In Numbers, we see God, through Moses and Aaron, specifically delegating tasks for the care of the temple to various tribes of Israel. In Acts 6 we see the disciples becoming overwhelmed with a task and delegating it to other leaders so they could go back to doing what they were called to do; ministering to the people. In the later part of I Corinthians 12, we read how each of us is compared to a part of a body. We each have our own gifts and talents and ways we can do things for God. We can’t do everything on our own. We need to work together. So as we think back to the man hanging from the cliff, what have you been hanging on to that is keeping you from moving forward for God? Are you willing to let go and allow Him to help you?!