Accepting Help

 

This post was about accepting help and thoughts I had from May 25-31, 2022.  It has been hard at times not pushing through and going for a walk while I’ve been at home more.  I could feel the pain each time I was taking a step as I walked from my running injury as I said in an earlier post, but I realized I’d be damaging my body more if I went out there sooner than I should, which wouldn’t be great.

At some point I realized that I needed more help than just resting, so I went to the Chiro/Physio across the street from me.  I was nervous as I hadn’t been to either type of one before.  It was a husband and wife team, and they were both really sweet.

The Chrio was able to give me a slight adjustment, which hurt in the moment, but felt better later.  The Physio was able to tape my hip, spine, and back area that was hurting, which really helped as it was supporting/keeping my spine in place, so that it would keep it from wobbling, which is when the pain was happening.

All this made me think about accepting help.  I admit that is also something I’ve had trouble with.  I’ve had a lot of trust issues that has caused me from not accepting help, and with that, I often feel that I have to take everything on, or figure everything out for myself.

For the most part we know ourselves the best, but there is a point in everyone’s lives where they need to accept help.  That can come at different times.

When you are a child you ask for help all the time, as you don’t know how to do anything.  It becomes natural to do so.  Parents are protective of their children, so helping their child is an easy thing to do.

Of course as you grow older, you start to learn how to do things yourself, and that’s important too as, if you only relied on someone else for everything, you could become lost if you were suddenly stuck on your own.

By the time you become a teenager you have to balance when to ask for help, and when to accept help.  In a loving environment making those decisions can become easier to do.  In a chaotic living environment, that can often cause you times for you to turn to yourself more for help instead of others, as trusting others can become a difficult thing to do during those times.

I grew up more in the chaotic living state, but there was still some love around.  I didn’t reach out right away for help when I was struggling, but when things got bad, often I was shown that there were those who wanted to help me, and that it was coming from a place of love.

When I was continuing to hurt, I saw that I needed to accept help to get better.  The tape that the Physio put on my back was literally supporting me from hurting myself, and often those loving people in our lives are trying to do that for us as well.

I know Elohim (God) was doing that for me, as He was trying to stop me from hurting myself, from over pushing my body too soon after I started running again.  But I chose to be my usual stubborn, untrusting self, and ignored His reminders to slow down.

Even as I ended up accidentally hurting myself, He still, out of love, helped me while I waited at home to go for walks and at some point, runs again.  As I accepted His help, He continued to show me His love and patience for me.

Little by little each day after accepting help from the Chiro and Physio that one day, I continued to have less and less pain as it continued to heal.  I praised and thanked Elohim for that, and for helping me to accept help not only from these medical people, but also from Him.  He was showing me that trusting others, especially when I was struggling or hurting was an important thing to do, as it helped me to care and make better decisions for myself, which in turn helped my body heal.

I know it’s not always the easiest thing to accept help, but Elohim is always trustworthy, and He only has the best interest at heart for you.  When you accept His help, He can guide and help bring the healing you need.

Patricia <3  :)

 

Psalm 107:19-21    Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.  He sent out His word and healed them; He rescued them from the grave.  Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for mankind.

 

Here’s an oldie but a goodie song that’s to the point that Elohim (God) is always there and is figuring things out for you, and He never tires of hearing our prayers, so you can give all your cares onto Him.

 

“He never Sleeps” by Don Moen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7rAPMOfBOY&list=PL3whQX319DaB37iB8NZpJe206iSdpe3kc&index=12