“Asking for help can make us vulnerable, but the reward of deepening understanding and connections is worth the risk.”

– Sheila P. Spencer

I remember reading a prayer that simply said, “Lord, help me resist the habit of not asking for the help I need when I need it.” That line has stayed with me.

There was a survey once about the four toughest phrases to say. Can you guess what some of them were? One of the top responses: “I need help.”

In a culture that often idolizes independence, saying I need help can feel like failure. But the truth is – it’s a holy act. Those three words carry the power to liberate us. They open us to grace. They remind us that we were never meant to carry it all alone.

Another tough phrase is “I don’t know.” Yet, admitting I don’t know often frees us to say I n

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