[[-SOAP HUB]] | [[-Psalm Overview]] | [[Psalm 18]] ## Title: God Helps Us ## Scripture: (Psalm 18:35) “You give me your protective shield; your right hand supports me. Your willingness to help enables me to prevail.” (NET) ## Observation: There are certain things we simply do not understand until we live a little while. Recently, one of my girls was disappointed because she had a problem and I was unwilling to fix it. I told her I would help her work through it but I was not going to fix it. She needed to learn how to fix this herself with my guidance. In her frustration, she said that I never help her and don’t do anything for her. She said this while riding in my car, drinking something I bought her, wearing clothes I bought her, her stomach was full because of food I had provided, and was texting on a phone I was paying for. However, she was used to those blessings. Therefore, only something new would make her feel blessed or helped. Sometimes you have to live a little while to see the error of our ways. I remember thinking the same thing about my parents, so there were no hard feelings toward her. She did not realize how blessed she already was and I was trying to give her more help than she realized. I was working to not fix an issue, but teach a value that could perpetually fix issues. How many times does God do this to us? How many times do we complain to the Lord while enjoying His blessings all around us? I know I do. God is helping us more than we realize. He is for us more than we can guess. He is working even now. God’s help is all around us. ## Application: Where do you need to say thank You to God for His help? Think of some things that you currently take for granted. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for helping us in more ways than we will ever imagine.