Let God Help

By Pastor Bob Claffey

When I was a little boy my mother used to ask me: “Bobby, what do you want God to do for you? Ask Him and He will do it.” I learned as a child that I had to ask God to help me in my life and if I didn’t ask God, He could not help me. This is such a simple truth, and if we could remember it as we get older and stop overcomplicating things we could save ourselves a lot of stress. 

I have been a pastor for many years and people have come to me at times of need and want me to pray so that God could fix things in their lives. I am always happy to pray for others, but I think that we all need to learn how to let God help us in our lives.   

Jeremiah 33:3 – Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. NKJV

What do you need God to do for you? The Bible says that we are to call out to Him.  Ask God to meet your needs.  Trust and believe in Him and He will help you! 

Sometimes we try to figure things out in our minds using our intellect. We do not know what to do or which way to go. We worry and feel stressed as the pressures of life come upon us.  God always has the answers to the questions in our lives, but we don’t get those answers from God just because we need them; answers come when we ask for them.  We must also believe that God wants to help us when we ask.

We serve an awesome God who is full of power and wisdom and God is waiting on you.  God will never force Himself on anyone; He is waiting for your permission to intervene in your life.  Invite God to help you with whatever is going on today.  Allow God to change things, to help you, and to bring His provisions into your life. You must take the first step and ask Him for help. 

Matthew 7:7-8 – Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. NKJV

God is on your side, the Bible tells us that He is for us, not against us.  God is not withholding things from you to make your life miserable; He wants to give to you!  For that to happen you must ask and believe that He will. The best way I know how to do that is by going to the Word of God and finding scripture to use to ask.  The Bible is full of many promises to us for provision, healing, guidance, peace, and so on, the list is endless.  Find a scripture to use in prayer.  You are not using the scriptures to convince God to do something for you.  You use it so that it reminds you that He will. 

Let me give you an example of how to ask for help using a scripture:  

Philippians 4:19 – And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. NKJV 

God desires to meet your needs, so when you pray and ask Him to supply your needs and speak out His Word. 

Prayer: Lord, you said that you will supply my needs according to your riches in glory. I am asking that you will meet my needs (be specific) ________________________________.  I thank you that it’s mine now because you are a giver and when I ask I receive. Thank you for helping me when I ask, in Jesus name I pray, amen. 



Trust Without Wavering

Pastor Bob Claffey

David writes in the Psalms concerning his relationship with the Lord; I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. Put me on trial, Lord, and cross-examine me. Test my motives and my heart. Psalm 26:1-2 NLT

David said that he trusted in the Lord without wavering. What does it mean to trust in the Lord?  The word trust means to have a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. 

David was saying: 

  • God, I believe that you are reliable 
  • God, I believe in what you say
  • God, I believe in your ability
  • God, I believe in your strength that you can do what you have said

David said he trusted without wavering. To waver is much like the waves of the sea.  They go up and down, in and out. We have to have a consistent walk with God; we can’t be up one day saying “Oh Lord, I love you”, and the next day be down so low that we’re wondering if He is real!  

Trust is built on knowledge and understanding. Trust is a firm belief. When something is firm it’s not easily moved, our belief in God should be rock steady built on a firm foundation of faith in His Word. When we look at the problems in our lives we can become discouraged and can begin to wonder how we are going to make it through the hard times.  We might begin to question or doubt what God has said.  

God wants us to put our trust in Him. He wants you to have a firm belief in what He says, in His ability and strength. 

Proverbs 3:5-6 – Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Your trust should not easily move, it should be a constant in your life. We should not change day to day according to the circumstances in our life. We need to be firmly planted, having a constant trust in the Lord.  

Hebrews 12:2 – looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. NKJV

We need to keep our eyes on Jesus.  He will keep you from wavering back and forth when life gets crazy. The Bible says to look unto Jesus, which means keep your attention on Him.  Every time you are tempted to think about the problems or troubles in your life, remind yourself that God is with you and that He is able to help you through any situation that you may be facing.  Don’t look at the problem – look at Jesus!

I encourage you today to trust in the Lord without wavering today!

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you that you are able to keep my trust from wavering.  Help me to keep my eyes on Jesus, especially when I am going through hard times. Help me be reminded that His words are reliable, help me to believe in His abilities, and have courage because of His strength. I refuse to waver, to go back and forth in my life. I firmly settle my trust in the Lord as an anchor for my life. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.



Hope Above Everything

The apostle Paul was such a great example for us to follow in life.  There are times in life when everything seems hard or difficult.  The apostle Paul talked about pressing into the things of God.

Phil 3:12-14
Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. NKJV

We can’t just sit back and be upset about every little thing in life; we must go forward and continue to press into the things of God.  If you want God to move in your life and to see results from your prayer life, you will have to learn how to press in.  Keep believing, keep speaking the Word of God even when things in the natural don’t look like they are changing.  Be like the woman with the issue of blood (Mark 5).  She pressed through the crowd to grab hold of the hem of His garment and received her healing.

Push through the stuff of this life, don’t allow things to discourage you, don’t start complaining about how hard life is but choose to press in, lean in and overcome it all.  Just as Paul finished his course with joy and the woman with the issue of blood got her healing, you too can press in and receive what belongs to you.

Make up your mind today that you are going to be one of those people who will press in.  Choose to keep your mind on God and His word and be an overcomer!

As always, know that you are loved and cared for today.  Reach out and be a blessing to someone and share the Good News of the Gospel with them.



Spiritual Attention

Dear Friends,

Ps 63:1
O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. NKJV
 
The Word of God talks about having a desire to seek the Lord.  I realize that not everyone is  a morning person and not everyone wants to get up to pray.  I do not think it is as much a schedule thing as it is an attitude of wanting to worship and seek the Lord.