And please remember me and do me a favor when things go well for you. Mention me to Pharoah, so he might let me out of this place…Pharoah’s chief cup-bearer, however, forgot all about Joseph, never giving him another thought. – Genesis 40: 14; 23

How often do you hear people begin asking for favors like this?

• I hate to ask you this, but… or
• Would it be too much trouble if I asked you to…. or
• I usually don’t ask people to help me, but...

To be completely honest, 9 times out of 10, I find myself giving some sort of apology whenever I ask someone for help or assistance.

And I know I’m not alone.

Asking for help seems like a cardinal sin in our culture.

If you want to be seen as a strong or independent person, asking for help seems to go directly against that. We live in a society that is fiercely individualistic, often to a fault.

Don’t get me wrong, there are times that you should go directly to God for help; when people don’t have the capacity to fix a problem.

But we have to remember that God has us all here together so that we can help and love one another. Just like God blesses us, He wants us to have the mind and heart to bless others.

In the book of Genesis, a wonderful man named Joseph is thrown in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. And he asked a total stranger to help him get out.

Nowhere in Scripture does it say that Joseph was weak or unintelligent for asking the cup-bearer to help him out.

In fact, Scripture insinuates that the cup-bearer was at fault for not having the spirit to help Joseph.

So if it was okay for Joseph to ask that random guy for help, we should have no issue with asking our friends or family for help.

Whether you need someone to help you clean up your garage over a weekend or you need someone to give you emotional support… don’t beat around the bush by being apologetic.

If what you need help with is within another human being’s capacity to help, JUST ASK!

Be blessed,

Alexia