Those silly Nephites.
They were struggling for their lives. They were being slaughtered. Their peace was being destroyed.
And yet they didn’t call on God for help.
“They… did struggle for their lives without calling upon that Being who created them.” (Mormon 5:2)
How could they not even ASK for help when they were struggling so much?!
Just a few weeks ago, I hit a real “low” when it came to my time management.
I have a lot going on, but I was dropping every single ball instead of at least keeping a few in the air.
I actually enjoy learning about time management and all sorts of productivity hacks, so I dug into research mode.
I was trying out new strategies, failing, learning more, trying it out, dropping all the balls again…
I had this weird story in my head that Heavenly Father was really disappointed in me that I couldn’t handle everything right now, and that He needed me to use my own agency to figure it out.
Not because I felt that prompting from Him, but because I don’t enjoy asking for help and this was the story I had come up with.
I was struggling, and I wasn’t calling upon my God for any help.
I fall into this trap ALL OF THE TIME.
And then, finally, my scripture study reminded me of the importance of prayer.
I thought, “Maybe I should ask Him for help.”
And bam.
Inspiration came. Doors were opened. My mindset changed.
So why do we do this to ourselves?!
We struggle. With overwhelm. With spirituality. With time management. With grief. With real problems.
And sometimes we just don’t call upon the One who created us.
Maybe we feel like He is disappointed in us for needing help.
But He is ready and waiting.
He wants us to ask for help.
Instead of prayers filled with only gratitude and normal blessing requests, we can include sincere pleas for help.
It is okay to ask for help from the divine Being who wants to help us come Home.
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
