Being Okay Asking for Help
A woman wrote to me. A counselor pointed she and her husband to this ministry and resources and it made a big difference with their blended family. “It was like a life-line,” she said. “We need to be okay asking for help from the church, so pastors would learn about our need. We don't have it all together, and I'm not willing to risk the plans God has for our family on my pride.” Good point. No, there's no shame in asking for directions. And if they only knew, your pastors would want to help.
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A woman wrote to me. A counselor pointed she and her husband to this ministry and resources and it made a big difference with their blended family. “It was like a life-line,” she said. “We need to be okay asking for help from the church, so pastors would learn about our need. We don't have it all together, and I'm not willing to risk the plans God has for our family on my pride.” Good point. No, there's no shame in asking for directions. And if they only knew, your pastors would want to help.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
If you were lost, would you ask for directions?
Ron: If you were lost, would you ask for directions?
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Ron: Some time ago a woman wrote to me. She and her husband had been looking for help with their blended family. A counselor pointed them to this ministry and our resources and it made all the difference. “It was like a life-line,” she said. But she wasn’t satisfied with that. She went on to say, “We need to be okay asking for help from the church, so pastors would learn about our need. We don’t have it all together,” she said, “And I’m not willing to risk the plans that God has for our family on my pride.”
Good point. No, there’s no shame in asking for directions. And if they only knew, your pastors would want to help. I’m sure of it. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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