It's Okay to Ask for Help

1Peter 5:6

6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.

The apostle Peter was addressing men both young and elder, Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians alike. Peter himself had to deal with learning humility from the hand of Jesus so he was willing to address the subject. He talked about men refraining from using their power as leaders to lord it over people. And for young men especially to be respectful and humble. God is the true chief and it is God who can help you. It takes humility to ask the Lord for help and to know He will show up at the right time. He is faithful in that once you ask for His help He will show himself as one who loves you and will deliver the help you seek.

Honestly, it takes humility to ask for help period. It means admitting that one cannot do it all on their own. There's nothing wrong with that. None of us was created to do it ALL by ourselves. That is why "the body of Christ" was created. Each person plays a role. And Peter says in verse 5 that God opposes the proud. This doesn't just apply to men but women too. However, Peter was aware that men suffer from it like no one else. Men are taught that they must be strong and carry the weight on their shoulders. If President Obama, a man who carries the weight of a country and the free world, admitted in a speech that he drops to his knees in prayer when he doesn't know what to do, then no man should be ashamed to do so. 

God should not be the last option any of us seeks for help but the first because He is the only one who already knows the outcome.