When “Yes” Is Best

Written By Betty Predmore
 
 

The Struggle to Juggle Series PART FIVE

Unless you have your Superwoman cape hidden in your closet, you are going to need help sometimes.  Why is it so hard for us women to accept help? We have this idea that we should be able to “do it all” and not need any assistance.

Even the Proverbs 31 woman couldn’t do it alone!

She also rises while it is yet night, and provides food for her household, and a portion for her maidservants. ~ Proverbs 31:15

Here is something to consider… why would we think that we don’t need help, when even Jesus had help? He had a team of twelve that assisted him almost everywhere he went!  Ladies, I ask you… since when are we mightier than Jesus?

I have been that person. The one to say, “I got it.” The one that would reply when help was offered, “That’s okay.”  I’m not sure if it was done out of a need to be independent, or a desire to show my strength.  Perhaps it was nothing but pure stubbornness. 

Either way, I have learned a valuable lesson in life…we all need help sometimes, and that is okay.  

Consider this:  Do you like to help others?  Do you find satisfaction and joy from making a difference, big or small, for someone else? If you truly understand the joy that comes from being a helper, why would you shortchange someone from experiencing that joy by helping you?

What about God?  Do you seek His help in your times of feeling overwhelmed, stressed and uncertain?  He is our greatest helpmate, if we let Him.  But so often we look to everyone and everything BUT God.  

Ladies, we need to let others help us carry our burdens.  Needing help is NOT a sign of failure or weakness.  It is a part of God’s grace to help you through each day.  And even more importantly, we need to let God carry our burdens.  He needs to be our ultimate source of help at all times. 

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in times of trouble. ~ Psalm 46:1

Betty Predmore

Betty Predmore is a writer, blogger, speaker and ministry leaders.  She is the founder of Mom-Sense, Inc., a ministry designed for mentorship, connection and service to women of all life circumstances.  Through this ministry, women are encouraged and supported with scripture and life application. Mom-Sense helps women overcome life struggles through small group classes with biblical curriculum, individual counseling, bible studies, and other areas of support.  

Betty also directs the Imperial Valley Life Center, which is a non-profit faith-based pro life women’s resource center.  She has a passion for saving the unborn and supporting mothers through pregnancy and motherhood.

Betty holds a certification as a Christ-Based Counselor through the National Association of Certified Christ-Based Counselors. She is also a State of California Certified Facilitator for Anger Management/Batterer’s Treatment Program. In addition, she is a certified Facilitator for Living Free, a faith-based curriculum for parenting, addiction recovery, and anger management.

Betty loves to speak at events, sharing the love of Jesus with other women.  She does this through practical life application mingled with God’s word, and sprinkled with humor.  Having experienced a broken home, divorce, abuse, grief, single motherhood, blended families, and adoption, she uses the broken places and movement of God in her own life to share His word in an inspiring way.  She enjoys sharing her blogs on social media as a way of reaching out on a broader spectrum. Betty has many speaking topics which can be found on her website.

As an author, she has had the opportunity to impact women and reach deep into their hearts with her words of inspiration and encouragement.  Through Pondering Virtue and Whispered Grace, she has created wonderful tools for the woman who is seeking direction in her spiritual walk.

Betty serves on the writing team of A Wife Like Me, and is also a contributor to Moms Encouraging Moms and Gift of Thorns.  Her blogs have appeared in several magazine publications throughout the years including Southern Faith Magazine, Purposeful Life, and Aspiring Woman Magazine.

While Betty thrives on her ministry opportunities, her greatest blessings come from being a wife to Jim and a mama to their wonderful collection of children, who bring joy, laughter, and an occasional tear to her days.

http://bettypredmore.com/
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