8th 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
