"You are of God little children, and have overcome them, because greater is He that is in you than he who is in the world."
We have a truism that says "God helps those who help themselves." This is unalterably true, but it is also true that if we reach a point in our lives that we cannot help ourselves, God helps us. I know this because I reached a point in my life in a battle with cancer when I could not get off of the bed, that is when I really learned that God helps the helpless. It is also when I learned the truth of 1John 4:4. Let me explain: The title of this series of articles that I have written for the past nine years came from the truth of 1John 4:4. I learned that He was greater than the "cancer that was in me." I could get from the bed to the couch, and that was about as far as I could really go. But the Lord reminded me that I still had ten fingers that could work and that I had a computer that could send out messages to the world. Thus, you are reading "CouchPotatoRedux" articles. The biblical image that comes to mind, is when the Israelites came to Red Sea in their escape from Egypt. They could not help themselves, but God could, so He divided the Red Sea for them. You can believe it or not, but God still divides "Red Seas." The Holy Spirit lives in us to help us, even when we are helpless. I personally know this. Let me explain: When I was discharged from the Navy, I did not have a high school diploma. (I gave up on my "educational journey" after the tenth grade.) I did have the common sense to get some credits in personal studies while I was in the Navy that gave me the equivalence of a high school diploma. I was allowed into college on trial until I made at least a C average. Well, I did that by making a B average. Let us say that I was not really prepared for college studies, but that was when I learned that it really does pay to study. (duh) The bets of some of my Navy buddies was that I would be back in the Navy in three months. But because of my call to Christian ministry, because I met Mary Alice Ezell in New Testament class, and mainly because I had God's call on my life, I stayed on my new educational journey until I earned a Doctor of Ministry degree. It took a few years, and a lot of study and writing, but by the help and the will of God I stuck with it. I am "exhibit A" that God really can, and does, help the helpless. I don't know where you are in your life presently. Perhaps, it is because of God's will that you are reading this article. You are not helpless because you have, or can have, the power of the Holy Spirit at work in your heart, and in the endeavors of your life. It is true that "greater is He Who is in you than he who is in the world." (But do you really believe it?) Bro. Joe
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