[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: It is okay to sometimes ask for help

Read: Luke 18:1-8

Meditation verse:

“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labour” (Ecclesiastes 4:9).

I recall battling a bad case of flu some time ago. I had taken pain killers and done all I could to alleviate the pain, all to no avail. On this night, I lay in bed with my head throbbing and throat sore whilst my husband and son were having a conversation close by. The noise of their voices thundered somewhere deep in my brain and suddenly I got up and screamed for help. I had prayed, taken pain killers, and tried to bear the suffering, there was nothing left for me to do. So, I screamed “I need help, please help me!” The desperation in my voice caught their attention and everyone swung into action looking for ways to help reduce my suffering. My husband put water into an electric steamer and suggested I do an inhalation. Fifteen minutes later, the pain had greatly subsided.

It is okay to ask for help when you have done all you know how to do in an overwhelming situation. Hold up the red flag until someone comes to your rescue. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 says “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, one will lift his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one be warm alone?

Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken”.

Are you unemployed and in need of a job? Are you in a financial mess? Reach out to your family or social networks. Are you in an abusive relationship? Seek help. Are you sick? Here’s what the bible proffers: “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven” (James 5:14-15).

Do not be ashamed to ask for help. Refuse to suffer in silence. If your request is turned down by someone, turn around and ask another person. Keep going until you receive the help you need. Sometimes, help is only a stone throw away and you would never know unless you try.

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

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