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October 28, 2017

What Does Helping Others Rise Up Mean?

By Ianpassion
  
We would never reach our goal if nobody has helped us. Someone pushes us up instead of who pulls us down. He might be our friend, our teacher or someone who is highly respected in our society, whoever,  for sure this person is not just with us, he is for us. 


I underpinned for us because not all who are with us are really for us. He is only with us because he can still use us. Most of the time they are opportunists and manipulators. 




When things go bad, and when we are facing troubles, confused finding our path to future, we fail and nowhere to go, and we start sharing our heart, our dreams, our passion, and what we want to do the rest of our life; the with us people are there, they pretend listening to you, but their hearts are detached. 



The with us doesn't want you to rise up. He wants you to suffer, use you to his advantage, spiritualizing persecution as if they are from the Father, and what is even sadder they will leave you when you are not useful anymore. 



But, when I study Barnabas, I am surprised by what I observed: 



       “...he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him…But          Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the   Son and that the Son had spoken to him...” (Acts 9: 26-27)


Paul could have no impact on people's lives without Barnabas. Barnabas was one of the Son's disciples. He was in the Son's inner circle. He was one of the leaders. Paul on the other hated the believers and wished he could jail all of them.


But one day the Father touched Paul, and he was completely changed. A few days passed, he wanted to join the fellowship of the believers, but he was not welcomed due to his bad reputation as a persecutor. 



Barnabas helped Paul. He introduced him to the group and explained how his life was changed. Finally, Paul was accepted, years later he was installed as an apostle, and commissioned in the far country. Paul wrote almost half of the new testament containing heavy theology subjects,  that considered him a brilliant author and a successful writer. 


On the other hand, amidst Paul's success, we don’t hear any more about Barnabas. Paul greatly overshadowed him. He became more recognized than Barnabas.   



But if you were to ask Paul, he would say, “Where I am right now is because of Barnabas. He helped me rise up. I succeed because he took a risk and opened a door that I could not open on my own. He was not just with me, he was for me. He believed in me when somebody else did not.” 



Barnabas was indeed a true brother to Paul. He was not only with Paul, but he was also for him as well. He knew Paul would be greater than him in some ways, but he was never insecure about it. 



This is the same case when John the Baptist said, "He must increase, but I must decrease," ( John3:30). He knew that the Son has potentials that he did not have. 



Do you know about the crab mentality? 


There are people around you who are not happy to see you rise up. They don't want you to go higher than them. Like crabs, if there is anyone going up the lid; they find ways to bring him back down to the bottom. Crabs are afraid to see you going higher than them. Instead, they want you to be in the mud dictated and controlled. 



However, this is not the attitude of Barnabas. He was not intimated by Paul's potential to succeed. He honored him. He paved the way for Paul to rise up and fulfilled God's given dream in him. 


There is no greater legacy than helping someone rise up higher. Like Barnabas, you might have connections, position, and resources; use those to help others succeed. Help somebody solves the puzzle. Be available in times of need. Don't be like a crab. Encourage and release your blessings. Don't manipulate someone's vision for your personal agenda. Let him know you are not just with him, you care for him. 


When we help others rise up, the Father will make it sure we are surrounded by people willing to help us rise up in return. We rise by lifting others 
(I Thessalonians 5:11).


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