"Lord help me. I mean, help others!"

I work in a small office and there is only 3 of us, all women! Working so closely all day with two other women has brought us pretty close. We know alot about each other and sometimes it's hard to hide when we are discouraged or dealing with something difficult. We try to encourage each other and most the time we end up laughing and lightening the mood. Sometimes that doesn't happen. On those days, we are quiet, all work and snippy to each other. This week was like that.

I thought alot about how I would handle hard things if I didn't have Christ in my life. I can't imagine praying for God's help or encouragement not really knowing if He hears me or if He'll answer. I think I would feel very alone and I might go crazy. So, alot of my quiet time this week was filled with prayer. But, as I was thinking about it this morning, I realized all of the prayer was for me. 'God, help ME to stop worrying', 'Lord, please help ME to be nice', 'Father, I wish I was a millionaire!', 'God, help ME to keep my mouth closed'. Nice, huh?

Now, I know it's ok to pray for myslef, but not one time did I stop and pray for the ladies in my office. They are going through different things than me, but still there are things! How many times a day do I tell my kids, "Treat others the way you want to be treated." "Put other's needs ahead of your own and God will provide for your needs." I wasn't doing that.

I want my life to be about others. I've been so caught up in myself that 'others' hardly ever cross my mind these days. I truly do believe the words I try to teach my children so I want to start, again, to do them instead of just say them! So, that being said, everything I do today is going to be for someone else! "Lord, help me!"