No matter how well tuned-up, trained, or disciplined you are, you are not superman or superwoman, we all need help. Sometimes the most trained and disciplined people have the most difficulty asking for help. Whatever your purpose or mission in life is, sometimes you must call for backup. Physically, if you are lifting something heavy, if you team up the lift becomes easier. Mentally, if you draw from the knowledge and wisdom of others, the mental lifting becomes easier. Sharing your emotional stresses of guilt, shame, anger, or frustration with someone you trust will considerably reduce a load that may indeed be too much for one person. Recognizing that we also have, and live in, a spiritual dimension, may spare us the burden of trying to live without God.
Being disciplined for success is knowing when to call for help. Sometimes you need the help of a stranger. Sometimes you need the help of a friend. Sometimes you need the help of God. Pride, stubbornness, shame, or fear may keep you locked in a ‘do-it-alone’ mindset. This ‘do-it-by-myself’ mindset is perhaps the weakness of those who can only see from their own perspective. It is the weakness of those who have knowledge but fail to learn from others, especially those whom they consider to be less knowledgeable.
The Bible says that ‘two are better than one, and a three-fold cord is not easily broken.’ If we are going to be successful in fulfilling our mission, we must be willing to call for help when we need it. We must be willing to let others play their part just as we play our role. So, if the job can be done easier with help, call for backup.