It's engrained in our culture that we're
supposed to take care of business on our own, without seeking assistance. Maybe
that's why one of the most beloved of all Bible verses isn't actually in the
Bible. Yes, it's this chestnut: "God helps those who help
themselves." Just about everyone knows that one. People quote it, they
love it, they try to live it, but it never crosses their minds that it can't be
found in the Scripture.
Maybe God forgot to put it in? I don't
think so. A better explanation is that God actually helps those who can't help
themselves. God helps those who stop in the midst of crisis and ask someone to
assist them. When we're helpless and we know it, we're open to receive the
transforming help He wants to give us. When we come to the end of ourselves, we
find Him there waiting to give us what we have been so desperate for all along.
-- Kyle Idleman in The End of Me
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