Posted in Words of Wisdom

When I ask my children to do a task, they occassionally whine, "I can't!" My response to them is simply this phrase,

" 'I can't' means 'I won't try.' "

There certainly are times that we cannot do something and we legitimately need help. We must be humble enough to admit this and ask for help. It is our Christian duty to serve one another and when we ask others for help we give them the opportunity to serve the Lord by serving our needs.

However, we need to not abuse this, nor train our children to do so. If it is something we can do, we should. If we must pray for strength, patience, endurance, wisdom, forgiveness, and/or grace to get it done, then we should. We must at least try the task. We must give an honest effort. And we must teach our children to do the same.

~Layla