What is worse: asking for help, or struggling alone? It can be easy to think that we are all on our own, and that if we don't look out for ourselves, then nobody will. We take pride in knowing that we are strong, independent, and self-sufficient. Sometimes, when we feel overmatched, we are embarrassed to ask for help.
In today's message, Jesus tells a story of two men: one who needs help, and one who is quite sure that he doesn't. Within this story Jesus shares how he sees these two different attitudes, and why it has never been more important to learn the essential skill of asking for help.
‘Patience’ in the message series “Good Fruit” at City North Church.
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It Was The Worst Of Times in the message series “The Goat” at City North Church in Sunbury, Ohio.
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They say “absence makes the heart grow fonder”, and it’s mostly true, isn’t it? It’s true for just about anything. It’s the reason peaches are so good in the summer, or why springtime is so wonderful. We haven’t had the peaches, and we haven’t had the warmth, so they’re that much better.
So it is in our faith. One day we’ll be without pain, suffering, worry, or fear, and we’ll appreciate it so much more because we’ve been through it. While it doesn’t make suffering now any easier, with the right perspective we can get through.
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