It’s one thing to see someone who needs help and reach out to them, it’s another thing altogether to ask for it for yourself.
Asking for help is not a sign of weakness; it’s a sign of strength and can make all the difference in the world. We hide our afflictions, failings, and wounds – out of sight and out of mind in the eyes of others – because we’re afraid:
What will someone do with my pain?
What will they say about it?
Will it change how they think of me?
Can I really be helped? Maybe I'm beyond it.
Help me.
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They’re are not weak. They’re strong, resilient, hopeful words. And the person who says them are those things, too.
We were created to do life together. We need each other. It’s not a weakness, but a brilliant, deliberate design. We should ask for help more often. Our learning would increase along with our humility. Healing would come more swiftly and completely. And our connection to each other would deepen beyond the superficial lines of “I’m okay, mate. I’ve got it on my own.” We'd realize that we're not alone in our need for help: we all need it.
When we help each other, we become brothers and sisters, neighbors and family. It takes us from ‘us-and-them' to ‘you-and-me-together.' Doing hard things with others and for others, forges a unity between us that doesn’t happen otherwise.
Yep, you’ll be hurt. Yep, you’ll be let down. Some people won’t be respectful with your pain (but that's probably got more to do with the fact that they don’t know what to do with it, rather than them being a monster). But if that happens? Ask someone else for help.
Galatians 6:2 isn’t just an encouragement to carry the burdens of others, it’s about letting others carry ours, too. Because carrying each other is where healing and wholeness thrives.
Written by Liz Milani
It's really beautiful?
May God always bless and make your life an impact for others.
Thanks Vonny! I just pray that I stay open to God and willing to do the things I'm meant to do :). Much love. Liz.