Did you know one of the hardest things we have to face in life is to learn that we need help living our lives? Why is it so hard? Because we grow up encouraged to believe we can do anything that we put our hearts and minds to do.
I imagine all of us at some time come to rely on an idol-like thing we call “it.” We are told that it is in us to do whatever we want to do; we just have to believe. Well, that is not exactly true. We should ask ourselves – what is the “it” that is so powerful that “it” can enable us to do all the things we want do to? Does it think? Does it talk? Does it act on our behalf? Does it have a name?
It is nothing. It cannot even help us figure out who “it” is. We need help.
It is not in us to do all that we can do. We don’t need an “it” to help us live; we need a He. It can do nothing for us, but He can do anything. Adam found out about how helpless it is while in the garden. Adam needed help, and he knew that. It could not make Adam’s first pair of pants, but God did. Like Adam, you and I need help.
Psalm 121:1-2 tells us as much. The psalm says, “I will lift up my eyes to the hills—from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.” Plainly this is saying “I need help and I know where to look for Him.” We don’t look for “it,” and we don’t look for the help. Instead, we look for Him from whom the help comes.
King David wrote this Psalm. He had the sense to know that he needed help with life. So, he says he looked to the hills wondering if that is where his help would come from. Then he said to himself that his help with life comes from the Lord, the Person who made heaven and earth. Thank goodness, God is not an “it”. He is a person.
David is saying to us, if the Lord can make heaven and earth, surely, He is able to help us with our life. But we must recognize that we need help. If we don’t acknowledge we need help and look for Him, then we will have to rely on “it.” But it cannot help you find Him when it cannot help itself find itself. You need help.
If you are finding that things are not working out for you as much as you think they should, perhaps it is because you are relying on “it” to do for you what only the Lord can do. We tend to choose to rely on “it” for our help because we do not want anyone telling us how to act or how to behave or what to do.
Listen, when you believe you are your own and rely on “it” for your help, this is how your life will grow and how it will be seen.
You may rise only to fall to pride. If you are given a position or some authority, it will make you act in a prideful way. But when you seek help from Him for your provision, He will position you with the authority to live in a humble, grateful, and thankful way. To overcome your pride, you need His help.
You will use knowledge incorrectly. When you acquire some knowledge, it will make you exalt yourself and act without intelligence. But when you seek help from Him for what you need to know, He will make you wise, discerning, and respectful of how little you really know. To overcome your sense of intelligence, you need His help.
You will seek more of everything. When you are given a little success, it will make you act like enough will never be enough for you. But when you seek help from Him for your needs, He will make you grateful for all that you have. You will never run out of oil when He is your helper.
You will become high-minded. When you are given a little victory over anything, it will make you trust yourself more than you should. But when you seek help from Him in how you live, work and play, He will make you trust Him more than you do anyone else or anything else. To overcome selfishness, you need His help.
We need help with life. That help cannot come from a thing. Help must come from Him who made all things. We have the life of the Holy Spirit inside us, and we have the Wisdom that comes with Him. When we are guided by Him in all we do, He will make the simple knowledge of things pleasant to us. Discretion will preserve us, and understanding will keep us safe and sure.
You need help. Yes you. Look to the Hills of your heart. That is where you will find your help. Throw yourself into His arms, and He will keep you. He will not fail you because He is your keeper if you permit Him to be.
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