"O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help."
Psalms 71:12
This is a portion of a prayer, and the pleading nature of this prayer struck me today. I think sometimes we are afraid of pleading in our lives because it shows weakness. We want to be big and strong and handle everything, and yet, we are always weak in comparison with the Lord. He doesn't see our weakness as a bad thing, but as a good thing that helps us to be open to help and to instruction.
I think pleading can help keep us humble. It helps us realize that we need help in our lives--that we can't do everything alone. That is an important thing for us to remember, not only because it helps us avoid pride, but also because it helps to protect us from ourselves--from taking on too much and isolating ourselves from the help of God and others.
Today, let's remember that we need some pleading in our lives. We need God and we need other people. Let's remember to be humble and to seek help when necessary. Let's plead for help in learning to be better than we are, and in knowing how to help those around us.
Psalms 71:12
This is a portion of a prayer, and the pleading nature of this prayer struck me today. I think sometimes we are afraid of pleading in our lives because it shows weakness. We want to be big and strong and handle everything, and yet, we are always weak in comparison with the Lord. He doesn't see our weakness as a bad thing, but as a good thing that helps us to be open to help and to instruction.
I think pleading can help keep us humble. It helps us realize that we need help in our lives--that we can't do everything alone. That is an important thing for us to remember, not only because it helps us avoid pride, but also because it helps to protect us from ourselves--from taking on too much and isolating ourselves from the help of God and others.
Today, let's remember that we need some pleading in our lives. We need God and we need other people. Let's remember to be humble and to seek help when necessary. Let's plead for help in learning to be better than we are, and in knowing how to help those around us.
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