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JUNE 23
ASKING FOR HELP
“O God, be attentive unto helping me; O Lord, make haste to help me.” (Ps
69/70:1)
Sometimes I forget to ask God for help. I get overwhelmed in the midst
of the day’s stress, and turn my focus entirely to the chaos at hand. I can
get caught up, not only in work and other responsibilities, but also in
my thoughts and feelings, as well as other people’s opinions, feelings,
reactions, and so on. That’s a lot to carry around, on my own.
It is (perhaps ironically) a daily admission of defeat, that I can’t do it on
my own, which gives me renewed strength, when I let God back in the
picture and ask for help. His grace takes the edge off.
I find this psalm-verse very helpful when I’ve lost touch with the fact that
God is right there, and always willing to help: “O God, be attentive unto
helping me; O Lord, make haste to help me.”
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