One of the first steps in getting help is acknowledging that you need help.

Here's Nancy DeMoss Wogamoo.

Some people, and sadly myself at times, would rather live in defeat for a very long time

than to do what it takes to get God's help.

This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast for Thursday, February 18, 2016.

When you look at the deep needs of women around you, do you feel inadequate to know how to help them?

Nancy DeMoss-Walgamuth says the first thing you need to do is to realize God is your helper.

Leaning on him is the first step to helping others.

She'll explain in the message we'll hear today.

She delivered it at a conference Revive Our Hearts hosted for women's ministry leaders.

Here's Nancy.

Got an email from a pastor's wife who I believe is here today who said, I'm so looking forward to this refreshing time.

She said, we're a small church, and the counseling battles are big, and I'm emotionally exhausted.

She said, in our church, we have divorce, affairs, children that are bullies, poor parenting, temper tantrums, suicidal thoughts, single moms,

working moms, recovering alcoholics, and more that we keep learning.

Say in the church?

Yep.

And she said, I have no doubt that God is sovereign and in control, but I grieve deeply for the pain

of the women around me.

I'm excited to be better equipped to come alongside these women that I love.

And thankfully, we have a Savior who loves those women and us women needy as we are.

We've got a call on our office this week from a woman who was canceling her two tickets

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