Handling Helplessness When we feel helpless, the first word out of our mouth should be “Father.” Read | 2 Chronicles 20:1-4 Have you ever felt totally helpless? Can you remember facing a situation or emergency in which you were completely powerless? Its a sobering experience for anyone. Even people who claim to be wholly dependent on God still like to feel as if they have some control over their circumstances. Jehoshaphat faced a moment like that. In todays verses, the good king was confronted with dangerous news: Three different armies had joined forces to destroy Israel. As he listened to the report, a great multitude of attackers were already on their way (v. 2). What was the kings response? Verse 3 tells us he was afraid. That makes perfect sense—he no doubt felt utterly powerless. However, even in that moment of helplessness, he knew exactly what to do. Scripture doesnt say, Jehoshaphat was afraid and ran away or Jehoshaphat was afraid but charged headlong into battle. Instead, the Bible tells us that Jehoshaphat was afraid and turned his attention to seek the LORD (emphasis added). That was the perfect response to a helpless situation. The king knew that this was neither the time to give up nor the time to take action motivated by fear. Instead, he did the only wise thing he could—he prayed. More than that, he asked others to pray. And suddenly, the whole situation changed because God had been brought into a hopeless situation. When we feel helpless, the first word out of our mouth should be Father. From then on, helplessness isnt an issue, because God will provide what we need.
Posted on: Fri, 02 May 2014 09:49:54 +0000
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