Knowing When to Ask for Help

“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”     Matthew 11:28-30
 
Watching the Olympics is always an interesting time for the world. This Olympics in particular has been unique: from the year-long delay from Covid to watching athletes perform in empty stadiums to seeing unanticipated difficulties pop up and the responses that come to them.

This year, one of the most anticipated events was to see Simone Biles compete in gymnastics. Her abilities are like no other: she has four skills that are named after her in gymnastics. During the Games, she ended up getting a condition called “the twisties,” an acknowledged gymnastics difficulty that radically changed her time in Tokyo. 

What she did next has been both applauded and reviled: she admitted that she wasn’t well, and she asked for help.

There is a lot that we can learn by stopping and saying “I am not right, and I need help.” These simple words can profoundly change not only our physical life, but our spiritual one. As Americans, this can be hard for us to do. But it was an approach championed in the above Matthew text even by Jesus himself.

As a follower of Christ, there can be these times when our spiritual life just does not feel right. I want to encourage you to slow down and to reach out for help. As you know, Pr. John and I are always a phone call or an email away to walk with you in your times of need. Sometimes this can just be a listening ear, so you know that you are not alone, other times it is a wrestling with Scripture, or maybe needing someone to pray with. 

If you are struggling, please reach out, if not to us, then to someone. Hear the words from Matthew that Jesus is there for you and will always care about and for you.
 
God’s Peace,
 
Pastor Tim