HELEN SANDERS
7-23-2026
ARE YOU A FIXER?

Are you a fixer? You might ask, what do you mean by that? I mean do you like to fix things, including people? Maybe you have an answer for every problem that people have, and you want them to get “fixed.”

I can sure understand that having been a Pastor, but there are times that God says, take your hands off the situation, and let me take care of it.

Often it is hard to see others make mistakes and not want to step in and help change things. That is hard for a “fixer” to do. Yet, if we step in and try to help, we might be robbing that person of the experience that it will take to “get right” with God

I am here to tell you that it will not do any good unless that person is ready. In fact, if you step in when you shouldn’t, it just might take them longer to come around. Waiting and watching are some of the most difficult tasks a person can do. We do not like to wait, and when we see with our own eyes the mistakes that our friends and family often make, it is nearly impossible not to get involved.

Yet, that just might be what God is asking you to do. We must be willing to “let go, and let God.” He knows exactly what someone needs in order to be ready to turn to him. He is God, after all! He is a “know it all,” and if we let go, He will do a work.

What do we do while we are waiting? We pray, and expect things to happen. It may not happen overnight, but it will happen. Do not give up on those loved ones that have gotten off track! God will bring them around, and they will come back to him but give God time to do the work necessary to bring them to Him.