A prayer for when you're desperate for help by Betsy De Cruz, read by Leah Martin.

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.

From 121, 1 through 2.

Life can seem like one problem after another.

Just when you think you have your job figured out, your boss hands you another responsibility.

And when your kids finally start sleeping through the night, the time to teach them to drive

comes before you know it.

If your job doesn't occasionally make you feel unprepared or unqualified, parenting will.

And challenges arise, overwhelm can set in, and we forget we have a heavenly helper.

It's mind-boggling to think God takes an interest in helping us, yet Scripture tells us He

does.

Not only does God look down from heaven to aid His children, He also sent us a helper,

the Holy Spirit, to be with us forever.

Your helper rules over the heavens, and He also lives inside us.

So friend, if challenges at work make you feel stressed and inadequate, take heart, the

same God who helped people on the pages of your Bible will also come to your aid if you

call on Him.

When you're hanging on by a thread at home or feel like the worst parent ever, remember

your heavenly Father stands ready to strengthen and guide you.

When we feel overwhelmed and inadequate, Psalm 21 offers encouragement.

Let's lift our eyes heavenward.

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