Ask for Help

Phillip and I get these devotionals sent to our phone daily. I read this one and loved it. How easily do we forget to just stop and ask God for help? Im always too busy trying to figure it out on my own. Enjoy...
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Matthew 14:22-33
Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from the land, for the wind was against them. And early in the morning he came walking toward them on the sea. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them and said, "Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid."

Peter answered him, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water." He said, "Come." So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came toward Jesus. But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!" Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?" When they got into the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God."

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Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Proverbs 16:18 (NIV)
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ONE winter day I participated in a cross-country ski lesson. As the group started skiing, I tried to push off as the instructor had shown us, only to slip and fall. I finally got going but was constantly slipping, sliding, and falling down. I could not keep up with the group and quickly became frustrated, wet, cold, and sore. Yet instead of asking for help, I got back up and tried again and again. Finally, the instructor noticed that I had fallen behind and came back to help me. He took one look at my skis and said, "Here's your problem. These skis need to be waxed. Here, I have some wax with me." After he waxed my skis, I easily skied up to the rest of the group.

Later I asked myself, "Why didn't you ask for help ?" I concluded that pride made me try to manage on my own. Yet, because I had no experience I needed the instructor's help even to know what the problem was.

In my spiritual life, often I catch myself trying to do things on my own, without Christ's help, even though I know that Christ is always ready to help those willing to ask. In order to become the persons God created us to be and to live out the life we are called to, we need the help and guidance of Christ.

Prayer: Dear Lord, grant us grace and humility so that we ask for your help in all that we do. May you be glorified through our efforts. Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
God wants us to be humble and ask for help.