Once I was performing a wedding when a comical thing happened. A young ring bearer had noticed prior to the service that the rings were tied loosely to the pillow he was to carry. Trying to help, he retied the rings a little tighter. During the ceremony, when the best man tried to untie the rings, he found they were in tight knots. Always prepared to do whatever is necessary, I had to interrupt the wedding to ask for a pocketknife so we could continue. It broke the monotony of a boring wedding with a good chuckle all around, and left the bride and groom with a wedding memory of a lifetime.

The little guy was only trying to help. But the help he offered backfired. Sometimes we get in the way of what God wants to do by trying to fix the problem ourselves. Getting ahead of God is a common problem we all share.

When was the last time you tried to fix something or someone and it backfired?

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