Enslaved by Pride

The day we spent on the mountain skiing was magical...all the way till the last hour when we got a call that Mom K had fallen...again...and was headed to the ER...again. We raced the two and a half hour drive home, and Arvo went to the ER to retrieve her. She was ok, just a head bump. She was repentant for trying to get up without help...again. I have full confidence she will remain repentant till the next time she gets up without help...again...and we spend another day in the ER.

While all of you are of full mind and body, please make a pact with your children right now. You will not be stubborn, independent, or in denial. Accept that you have given your all to your kids, and now just relax, let them care for you, and ask for help. It is more of a burden on your beloveds when you don't.

I am an intermediate skier. I was able to receive a free lesson with my ticket should I desire one. I decided to take it, though really, I thought I was good enough that I really didn't need the help. Left to my own devices, I was certain I would progress at a fine and appropriate pace. Nonetheless, I decided to take the lesson. It was amazing. The teacher told me one simple trick- when turning, lift the big toe of the uphill ski just slightly. My edges dug into the hill, my skis became parallel instead of snowplowed, and suddenly, I was actually parallel skiing. And I had thought I didn't need any help....

People! Swallow your pride. Stop acting like no one can tell you anything, or offer you any help. Be humble and accept you are not even close to what you should be. It is ok not to be perfect, not to know everything, to have someone else tell you something you didn't notice or think of yourself. Not only might it save your soul, it might save you a trip to the ER.

Titus 3:3-8 (NIV)
At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. [4] But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, [5] he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, [6] whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, [7] so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. [8] This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.


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