How many times in life, when we desperately need help, do we refuse to send out the S.O.S. screaming in our souls? We convince ourselves that we can do life on our own, and that those hopes we have longed for, but cannot find, must be too far out of reach. Could it be that when we could not figure out how to ask for help, we instead surrendered to the works created by our own efforts? As God’s image-bearers, we are created for community, to help and be helped, to love and be loved. It is a vulnerable position to need help, and in cultures that elevate independence over interdependence, the vulnerability required to communicate that need is even more difficult to muster. But despite our efforts to prove otherwise, there is only one person who does not need help - God who is perfect, holy, and self-sufficient. Yet the one true God chooses to exist in a trinitarian community of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, so when we need help, we have the community of God to ask.The how is simple—we swallow our pride and ask, but that is easier said than done. What helps us get to the “how” of asking is developing an understanding and theology of why asking for help is worth leaving our pride behind.Photo Credit: © Getty Images
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