An Object Lesson for Ministry

Several years ago when my children were very young, we went to a Dairy Queen for a treat. I don't remember what everyone else got, but Hannah got a child's dish of vanilla soft serve and a little flat plastic spoon to try to eat it with. She did real well until the soft serve got down into the cup. Then it became a challenge for her three year old fingers and her three-year old coordination to dig the ice cream out of the bottom of the cup. Seeing her obvious struggle, Kathy reached over to help her and said, “Here let mommy help you.” Hannah pulled the cup away and said, “No, I do it myself!” Almost instantly, the Lord hit me with what I had just seen. How many times has He said to us, “Here, let your heavenly Father help you with that” only to have us pull the situation or difficulty away and say, “No, Lord, I do it myself!"