{"id":6467,"date":"2021-09-28T14:14:57","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T19:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberts-lieb.com\/faithbites\/?p=6467"},"modified":"2021-09-28T14:15:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T19:15:02","slug":"september-28-your-circus-your-monkeys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberts-lieb.com\/faithbites\/2021\/09\/28\/september-28-your-circus-your-monkeys\/","title":{"rendered":"September 28 – Your Circus, Your Monkeys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
4:271 – Your Circus, Your Monkeys<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

#faithbites #faithjourney circus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setting<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

If you know me, you know I like to help others. I’m willing to do just about anything for anyone. Sometimes though, I get frustrated when people ask me to do things they should be doing. Not that they need help, but they should do it. Like when my youngest asks me to take her clothes to the laundry room. Or someone asks me to send an email instead of them. Again, we aren’t talking about help, we are talking about shifting responsibility. We’ve all heard the old saying, “Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys”. When they aren’t your monkeys, you can’t do it for others or they won’t learn and take responsibility. We would be enabling them if we always did it for them. Just to be crystal clear. there is a difference between helping some out and running their circus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today’s Questions: How do you say no but still be kind? What can you do when someone’s monkeys are trying to jump on you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scripture:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n