Spinning My Wheels

Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ Isaiah 41:10

The other day my husband told me that it’s okay for me to accept help. He had tried to help me with something, and I was irritated because I wanted to figure it out & do it myself.

He knows me well. I don’t like admitting I need help, asking for help, or receiving help. If I ever ask for help, it’s because I’ve exhausted every other option and I truly need help. I’m also putting myself in a place of complete vulnerability, and I really hate that.

It reminds me of a time I tried to get my car out of muddy grass. I put my car in reverse and moved as I normally would but found my wheels just spinning with no movement. Instead of stopping to reassess, I pressed down even harder on the gas spinning my wheels so hard that I smelled burnt tire rubber. I made it totally impossible to get out on my own. In fact, I was in way deeper and made a big mess of the grass. I put myself in a situation where I had to ask for help or I would never get out of the muddy grass.

I think this is sometimes how we treat God. We exhaust every option before we go to Him for help. It would be so much easier to go to him before we end up frustrated, stressed, and our situation gets out of control. We completely waste time thinking we can handle it ourselves. We even create problems that may have never existed had we placed it in God’s hands in the first place.

There is nothing too big or too small for God. He wants to help. May we set aside pride and let Him help in the first place.

Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ Isaiah 41:10