Working Toward Our Help

January 15

Our heavenly Father understands our desire to see the realization of our prayers. He who fashioned us in the womb knows our frame. He realizes that we tend to harbor a number of negative traits. We are selfish. We are impetuous. We are prone to anger. We are inclined toward doubt.

That we are selfish is evident in much of what we say and do in a day. Our impetuousness drives us to hasty actions and even more ill-thought-out words that exacerbate our problems rather than alleviate them. When we are frustrated in our misguided effort, our tempers flare—then we lay the blame at His feet.

We doubt Him. When we have done so much on our own, without consulting Him; when our efforts inevitably fall apart, we then cry out, ‘Oh, God, why won’t You help me?!’ Even then, if we will lay the mishandled mishmash at His feet, He will undertake in our behalf.

The promise of Hebrews 11:1 stands, even when we have neglected to trust the Lord until we have convoluted our situation beyond our ability to effect its remedy on our own. Even then He assures, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Even then He is working toward our help.