What to Say to those Needing Help

Fresh out of seminary, the young pastor pored over his notes. His teachers had taught him well, and he relished the thought of planting a new church. But planning a church in theory was far different than pulling it off in reality. How on earth was he going to get everything to work the way he wanted to get it off the ground? 

He, like each of us, needs to remember where his help comes from. Whenever we’re in a situation that’s clearly over our heads, we instinctively turn to each other, to books, to tools, or to whatever we can find to work out a way for us to win. But God’s Spirit tells us to look in a different direction: up! 

Throughout Scripture, we see just how much God loves to help His people who ask Him for wisdom. It’s also full of stories of people who forgot God and tried to go it on their own. The differing results are dramatic. When we look to God for help in both the big and small events of our lives, we see heaven respond with supernatural strength and speed. God’s help reaps eternal impact and strengthens our faith in the process. 

Life-Giving Words for Those Needing Help 

Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in time of need. HEBREWS 4:16  

Don’t be shy! Ask the Father for whatever you need because He loves to give you the desires of your heart. 

And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. PHILIPPIANS 4:19  

God never runs out of resources. The whole universe belongs to Him! Rely on Him to supply whatever you need. 

Oh, Lord GOD! You Yourself made the heavens and earth by Your great power and with Your outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You! JEREMIAH 32:17  

This is too hard for us, but not for God. Let’s ask Him for help right now! 

Cast your burden on the LORD, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. PSALM 55:22  

We may not know what to do, but God will make a way as we trust Him to help us. 

Unless the LORD builds a house, its builders labor over it in vain; unless the LORD watches over a city, the watchman stays alert in vain. PSALM 127:1  

We’re wasting our efforts when we go it alone. Let’s ask God for help!