the most obvious lessons are often the hardest...

There are a lot of things going on around me that I feel I should have the ability to fix. I always find myself wanting to be there for people who have never really thought of me as that kind of friend. It's hard for me to sit there and watch them, knowing they need someone, and not be able to be there for them. But, in most cases, these people are people I look up to, people who have made an impact on my life and I'm scared to reach out to them. I'm slowly beginning to overcome that fear, but so far, it hasn't really gone the way I planned. I'm starting to learn that I can't fix everyone's problems. I can't save everyone. For such an obvious statement, it's a hard lesson to learn. I want to be there for them, but I only can if they will let me. More importantly, though, I just need to let go, and let God. I have to let go of trying to help them on my own, and let God show up and move in their lives in ways I could never imagine.