I have heard individuals say to another to simply accept another’s blessing with the phrase, “Don’t blow out someone’s candle! Let them shine Christ’s light.”
Here’s another way to think about what we do when we don’t allow others to serve us…..
“When Jesus taught the disciples to wash one another’s feet (John 13:14) that meant that, at some point, everyone would have the experience of being the recipient of the other’s grace or foot washing. When Peter wanted to refuse Jesus’ gesture of grace, Jesus told him, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me” (John 13:8).
Did you know that when we don’t allow others to minister to us, we cannot personally experience the grace of Jesus, nor do we grant the opportunity for others in the body of Christ to serve as Jesus did? What a disservice to us personally and to the body of Christ experientially.” Gina Duke- Womensministry.net