Sinking Sand, Helping Hand!

8^th  Breakfast

Sinking Sand, Helping Hand!

2 chronicles 7:6 (NKJV)

Nevertheless God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus

Yesterday, as  I was driving , my car got stuck in sand. I Tried to drive myself out of the sand but it only got deeper. So I decided to look for rocks and plank of wood. I placed them under my tyre and tried to step on the oil. However, everything goes deeper into the sand. I prayed so hard, asking God to give me a miracle. That my tyre could just get unstuck and I could go on with my plans. But sadly, No miracle happen. I started asking God the most frequently asked question. “WHY?”

As I think and try hard, I started to have an idea, which is to go to the nearby houses to ask for help. Maybe they have better ideas? But I still refuse to just go over to ask because I am afraid that it would be embarrassing. But after a while, I just went and look for help.

While walking I prayed to God that He would give me favour and help. It only takes around 5 minute for me to found help. A guy is spending his off day, fishing by the sea. He said he could help me, and drove his car using it to pull my car out from the sand. Praise God.

Many times when we face problems, we will ask God for help because we want to rely on God. That is Very true and it is the correct way. However, there are just too many things that as we want God to help us, we ignore any help around us.

There is this hidden mind-set in us that if we rely on people, we do not rely on God. However, in the bible, there are so many examples that God would use people to encourage us, to help us in times of need.

Paul as he is suffering, and during his low times, God sent Titus to encourage him. Just like when I am stuck in sand. No matter how I dig and put rocks below my tyre, I just cannot come out. Everything continues to go deeper.

All I need to do is to look next to me to find people. And as there is another person to help me I could move on. God works in many ways; let us not try to limit God. Look around you today, you might be able to find the help you need from someone else, and also be able to be of help to others.

No wonder God ask us to help one another.
“So encourage each other and build each other up” (1 Thessalonians 5:11)

Prayers:

Pray that God would send the right people into our live to guide and help us.

Pray for a humble heart and allow God to give us favour of man.

Pray for a Good start of the day that God will lead us in everything we do.

By:

Andrew Tham