“We all need help,”
I tell my friend.
“When was the last time
You asked God
For encouragement?”
As soon as I speak the words,
A pain sears
Somewhere inside me.
My eyes
Well up with tears.
I vaguely hear
Her gruff response:
“I don’t know;
Too long to remember.”
She doesn’t want help.
Or encouragement.
We all need help,
I tell myself.
When was the last time
I asked God
For encouragement?
I search my heart
And mind for the truth:
I don’t know;
Too long to remember.
Don’t I want help
And encouragement?
Hypocrite is my first thought.
Why? is my second;
Why have I done this to myself?
I know Where my help
Comes from,
And I know I need it,
So why do I refuse to ask
For encouragement?
Am I a hypocrite, truly?
Maybe.
I’m not sure.
But the true point here
Is this:
I need help.
As do we all.
Why wait to ask
For encouragement?
Continue reading: Chameleon in a Crowd.
TCKs for Christ: Newsletter Manager
Chana
is a TCK from America who spent half of her childhood in Indonesia along with her parents and seven younger siblings. She’s passionate about learning new things and seeing the beauty in differences. In her free time, she likes to read, play board games, talk, laugh, write poetry, joke, and meet new people. She’s also a student at Moody Bible Institute, working towards her bachelor’s in Linguistics and Teaching English.
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