Why can’t I do this on my own? “Rise”

One of the greatest barriers to healing, peace and joy is the lie of self-sufficiency. The world tells us that we should be strong and independent.

Our pride tells us that we don’t need anyone else and can do it on our own. Our egos want to be seen as the ones helping others, but not the ones in need of help.

The desire to be self-sufficient is both deeply human and deeply flawed. The truth is, we all need encouragement, support and care from others. We were made to live in community, and we were all designed and created to be dependent on God.

We each have our own unique strengths and unique weaknesses, and we all encounter challenges in life that were never meant to be faced alone.

What if, instead of continuing to struggle alone, you simply asked for help?

When you ask for help with a challenge or situation, doesn’t that free you and put you in a better position to offer help to others? Why not utilize the strength of others to overcome your weaknesses so others can utilize your strength to overcome theirs?

This is how we rise — not by proving we’re strong, but by remembering we are strong together. We rise not by standing taller, but by reaching out. We rise by humility and grace. We rise through connection and community.

We rise because God designed us to need one another and to need Him most of all.

-Chaplain Paul

“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.” -Ecclesiastes 4: 9-10

“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” -Proverbs‬ ‭16‬:‭18‬

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” ‭-Matthew 5:3 ‬

“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” -Galatians 6:2

“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’”
-2 Corinthians 12:9

“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” -Psalm 121: 1-2

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