{"id":14370,"date":"2016-02-10T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=14370"},"modified":"2025-06-18T09:19:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:19:14","slug":"ask-for-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/ask-for-help.htm","title":{"rendered":"Too Proud or Afraid to Ask for Help?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes an atmosphere develops within a church where you need to look like you have it all together to appear spiritual. People can sometimes feel like others will judge them as having sin in their lives if they don\u2019t appear “blessed.” The truth is, however, that loss, disaster, and hardship can hit anyone … those walking close to the Lord and those out of fellowship with Him (Matt. 5:45).<\/span><\/p>\n

Two Ways to Help People Release Their Fear or Pride in Asking for Help<\/h2>\n
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  1. We need to build environments within our churches where people feel safe to be honest. Part of that is understanding God\u2019s design for the church as one of interdependence<\/a> as seen in all those one another passages<\/a> of Scripture.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. We need to make our life together more about the Lord than ourselves. When the focus is on Him, we become humbled rather than proud. Remember Isaiah\u2019s experience of going into the throne room of God. His response was woe is me (Isa. 6). In a place of humility before God we realize that we are no better than the next person. We all stand in need of grace.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Perhaps you are not in a position\u00a0to do something about the overall state of your church but it has to begin somewhere. Are you a safe person for people to be around? In other words, can people honestly share with you without feeling judged or demeaned? As much as lies within you, are you extending yourself to others in love and compassion? Are you exemplifying a life of both grace and truth? Are you being authentic \/ honest about your own needs? Are you taking time to get to know people in your sphere of influence? Are you observant of those around you? Are you taking initiative to ask people what is happening in their lives?<\/p>\n

      Sometimes we don\u2019t know because we don\u2019t ask. Some people who appear too proud to say something are just waiting, hoping somebody will notice, hoping somebody will ask, hoping somebody out there cares. If we wait for people in need to come to us, it just may not happen. We need to take initiative and step into their lives as they will allow us to do so. Of course, if people remain closed, we can\u2019t force our help on them. But, we certainly can pray for them.<\/p>\n

      Check out the People Helping Ministry<\/a> training for different ways you might be able to help others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Sometimes an atmosphere develops within a church where you need to look like you have it all together to appear spiritual. People can sometimes feel like others will judge them as having sin in their lives if they don\u2019t appear \u201cblessed.\u201d The truth is, however, that . . . Continue reading Too Proud or Afraid to Ask for Help?<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-benevolence-caring"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t