I have a friend who I depend on to listen when I need to talk. She doesn’t have to say or do anything; sometimes, I just need to say some things to get it out of my mind.
I also try to pray…continuously… about what I feel the need to say.
Like I said, I don’t need her to respond, and honestly, she rarely does. For some reason, I just feel the need to share part of what’s on my mind.
I was reading in Isaiah the other day and it got me wondering…
Actually, it got me a little more than concerned…
Do I look to her for help? Do I not rely on my Lord, the only One who can help me?
“Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD! Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity. Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.” Isaiah 31:1-3 (KJV)
In my fleshy ways, I can rationalize what I do…
I’m not really asking for help from someone else…
I mean, I am praying for the Lord to help me…
So why do I still feel the need to reach out to my friend? Even though I know she more than likely will not respond?
Again, my flesh tells me that I’m not really asking her for help; I’m asking for her to beg for me and with me. She’s not going to do anything. She’s not going to say anything at all to me. She has so much on her plate that she doesn’t have the time, but she will take a moment and ask God to ease the burden I’m carrying.
Maybe that is what I’m doing…maybe I’m asking her to pray on my behalf.
Not that asking for help is wrong, because the Lord knows we cannot go through life without help from our neighbors, friends or family. Not by a long shot. The Bible even warns of those who have no one to help them when they fall.
I value my friends dearly.
I treasure their help that I so often need.
But I don’t count on them. I don’t rely on them because even they need God.
It’s good to have someone in your corner, but realize that if the Lord is with you, it doesn’t matter what comes at you, HE never fails.
Don’t rely on the help of mankind; only God is sure throughout any and all storms.
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