Help Is Always There

"Hitting the road for Thanksgiving? Honk! is a new roadside-assistance app that can get you a tow truck and a ride to the repair shop, usually within 15 to 30 minutes, writes Jennifer Jolly. Sounds like a winner."  -Belton, Beth. "Honk! If You Need Help." USA Today 23 Nov. 2014, Money sec. Print.

Every now and then we find ourselves in a situation where help is needed. From the occasional flat tire during a downpour, locking your keys in the car at the shopping mall, to trying to find a babysitter at the last minute because your regular sitter suddenly became ill. Whatever the scenario, we are familiar with needing someone to help, or assist us.

You know, a funny thing about needing help is that many of us have a hard time accepting it. It's true! Maybe it's because we think that it makes us appear weak, dumb, or that we are simply incapable of being independent. Whatever the reason, it keeps us from seeking help when we really need it.

Listen, there's absolutely no shame in needing extra help. No shame, at all. It only means you’re normal. We were not made to do it all! No matter what the experts on television and radio squawk about, or the magazine articles tell you; we all need help from time to time. Amen to that!

César Chávez, American farm worker, labor leader and civil rights activist put it plainly when he said, “You are never strong enough that you don't need help.” This is so true. Our lives can transform in an instant. Our prosperity, health, jobs, are but a few fragile examples of commodities capable of blowing away in the next wind of change.

Therefore, as we enter the holiday season, we certainly should be thankful for the blessings given to us by Our Lord Jesus Christ. But, even more importantly, we should extend our help to those who are lacking. In Hebrews 6:10, we are told that God will not forget how we helped others when they needed it. He knows everything! He knows perfectly well all the love you've shown him by helping the needy -Hebrews 6:9-12 (MSG).

As I close, I remind you that just because someone needs help, doesn't necessarily mean they will ask for it. Pray that God may guide you to where help is needed the most. Without a doubt, there are many opportunites within your own communitiy where your Christian spirit of helping can be utilized.

Scripture: Hebrews 13:16; Philippians 2:4; Luke 6:38; 1 John 3:17; John 15:12

Prayer: Holy Father, there are so many who are need throughout the world, and even though I am only one; I pray that together, with other faithful followers, we can be generous, and caring examples of Your love to those in want. Amen

Have a blessed day!

Makinzie