While I was on my way to get more chicken feed in Oak Ridge, I saw a person ahead of me jogging. It was a cold, cloudy morning which is not the kind of day I would picture someone being out for a jog. As I got closer, I noticed the runner was pushing something, and became very curious over what it was. I noticed as I drove by that it was a wheelchair, and another lady was in it. Both were dressed for the chilly morning, jackets and toboggans.
But it was the lady in the wheelchair that piqued my curiosity. She only had one leg, and to top it off, she was doing the best she could to also jog. What determination for both women. I don’t know their relationship or anything about them, but what I do know is that together they were making it so the lady in the wheelchair could get outside, have someone to talk to, and exercise. How many In the Lord’s church feel that they are unable to help others, or that their aid wouldn’t be adequate? On the other hand, how many of us don’t reach out for help because we are embarrassed about our needs?
Let’s use the example of these two women to help us achieve what the Lord asks of us. As for the lady in the wheelchair, she does have a disability but that didn’t stop her from asking a friend to help her achieve what she wants to do. If you have anything that hinders you from serving the Lord, go to the Lord in prayer for strength for your situation. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God” (Phil. 4:6). Also, we can ask a brother or sister to help us overcome our trials. The lady pushing the wheelchair was there with a yes when asked to help a friend in need. “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal. 6:2). As everyone of us should be ready with a yes when asked to help someone, if it is within our means. If we are unable to help them, we can put them in touch with someone who can. Isaiah 6:8 says, “For who should I send and who will go for us: here am I, send me.”