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. -Ps. 121:1

Overwhelmed. Perplexed. Helpless. Experiencing such as this is not uncommon in the life of many. The feeling of being overwhelmed, perplexed, or helpless in a challenging situation rarely remains just a fleeting emotional disturbance. It most often develops into an intense battle within the mind and heart. Feeling overwhelmed, helpless, and perplexed has a way of trying to grip the soul with a paralyzing hold: the mind blanks out and all possible answers seem to escape into the wind… the challenge seems too big to overcome, yet there appears to be no escape from it either.

So what can you do when you feel help-less?

Remember Psalm 46:1 which says, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present HELP in times of trouble.” Not only is God our Refuge and our Strength, He is Our Help in every situation.

The words of one great hymn declares:
O God, our Help in ages past,
Our Hope for years to come.
Our Shelter from the stormy blast,
And our Eternal Home.

Past, present, and all the future to come, God is Our Help. If you will but depend upon Him as your Help, He will help, strengthen, deliver you, and cause you to triumph in every challenge.

The key is to recognize that God is your Help, and to look only to Him. Psalm 121:1 further states, “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”.God has the help you need. Psalm 121 further assures you that the Lord is your help at all times. He never sleeps, He never slumbers. The Lord is alert and ready to help and deliver you at every moment. As Psalm 46 has already stated, He is a “very present help in your times of need.”

You have no need To fear, for “God is your refuge and your strength, He is a very present help in time of your troubles; therefore you should not fear…” – Psalm 46:1-2.

When God is your Help, there is no need to fear. Hebrews 13:5-6 explains: because “God Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. I will not, I will not, I will not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let you down, I won’t relax My hold on you! Assuredly not! So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, THE LORD IS MY HELPER: I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. What can men do to me?”

The Lord has committed Himself to be your Helper. He has vowed to uphold, to strengthen, and to support you – and He will never go back on His Word. He will never leave you nor forsake you. The Scriptures command us “be strong and of good courage, do not fear or be dismayed – for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go” (Josh. 1:8).

Isaiah 41:10 further assures, “Fear not, for I Am with you; be not dismayed, for I Am your God. I will strengthen you, yes I will HELP you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”

When we feel utterly helpless in a situation, it is at that moment we should recall to mind that the Lord has not left us. He is there to strengthen and uphold us in whatever we are experiencing, and He will help us when we turn our attention upon Him and trust Him.

The Lord’s power to help and deliver is not confined to merely a few areas in your life. He is well able to help you in any and every situation you encounter and in whatever challenge you are currently facing. His power and ability are in no way limited, and His Wisdom exceeds what is needed to solve any problem. You do not ever have to fear not having the answer in any circumstance. You have within you The One who holds all the answers.

The only limitation to your receiving Help from the Lord is your own fears. The help you need is there for you. But if your attention remains upon the problems, instead of upon the Help that has been provided, your unbelief will hinder your ability to receive deliverance.

Continual recognition and meditation upon the Help of the Lord and His limitless ability to uphold and help you in every situation are keys that will help you to live free from fear of helplessness and not having the answers you need. When you remain focused and expectant of God’s Help in your life, you are positioned to experience His divine assistance and intervention in all things.

Help That Cannot Be Stopped
There are times when you might meet a challenge so severe it can seem like even God won’t be able to do anything about it. You might be hoping, and praying, but time drags on, and no help comes. Perhaps the Lord has been speaking to people’s hearts to come to your aid, but none of them obeyed Him. So what happens now?

In Isaiah 63:5, the Lord exclaimed: “I looked, but there was no one to help, and I wondered that there was no one to uphold. Therefore My Own Arm brought salvation for Me…” The Lord’s help cannot be stopped. Even when friends and family fail to come through, and when no one comes to your aid – the Lord alone will be your support and will execute deliverance on your behalf as you look to Him alone as your Help.

Isaiah 59:1 confirms, “Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened at all, that it cannot save, nor His ear dull with deafness, that it cannot hear.” Nothing in this world order can prohibit the operation of God’s help in your life. If you trust in Him and expect help from Him, His Help will come. Nothing can separate you from the deliverance and preservation to which you have been entitled through the Blood of the Everlasting Covenant of God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

We all have a sure and eternal promise of help and salvation in any situation, pledged from the lips of God Himself – and no man, no devil, no circumstance can withhold it from us. The Lord’s Help is Help that cannot be stopped.

If you want or need God’s help, join us in this simple prayer;
Dear God, I need your help. I invite you to come into my circumstances and help me with the issues and concerns that I have at this moment. My options are limited and my patience is wearing thin. I have tried repeatedly to get help or to resolve my own issues and I am powerless to change things or to bring about the help that I want or need. In your divine wisdom, father God, I ask that you help me and give me the solutions that I need to the problems and circumstances that keep on tormenting me as they remain unresolved, in Jesus’s name I ask and pray – Amen!