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.
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.
Happy Stuyding!
-Cali Black
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Thanks I needed that thought this morning!
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shared w/ My RS sisters…………… very, very good.
And I appreciate your “realness” with us, like being overwhelmed sometimes, etc.
Haze
Awesome! And yeah… I probably share too much on here haha. But I love it when I’m able to connect with others who feel similarly! <3
Wow. This is so me. I almost pride myself in the gratitude only prayers thinking “I’ve got this -all.by.myself.” Yeah. Not been working so well. I hate the thought of being”needy.” How prideful. Thanks for your message.
TOTALLY relate. It’s a tough sin to overcome – I’ve still got a long ways to go!
Oh my gosh. Get outta my head! Thank you so much for sharing and weaving this into our lesson for the week. Yes asking for help is very difficult for me. Yes, I needed to turn to the Scriptures and ask my Heavenly Father for help. It’s like the dark clouds parted and beautiful rays of bright sunlight shone through. I love your Snippets!
MaurieHallNuttall
Haha I love it when I can totally connect with other people! It’s a tough weakness to get over… but we’ll get there eventually! Thank you for your support <3
So I’m reading this just after reading Mormon 9 and what stuck out to me was when Moroni basically says ‘ask God, don’t ask to feed into your lusts, but ask so you can serve God.’
What I got out of it was, if I’m doing the work of the Lord (caring for kids, family, callings, neighbors) and I need something so that I can keep on doing doing His work, I need to ask. He will sustain me.
LOVE that distinction. I agree – when we need more to do more good, God will provide. <3