God’s Power in My Life

WHEN JUSTIN LEFT WORK for the day, he ran his car through a nearby car wash. He had worked hard to pay for his car, and Justin liked to keep it looking clean. He always wiped it down with a soft cloth after the wash. While he was doing this, he noticed—out of the corner of his eye—a dirty, ragged-looking man making his way toward him across the parking lot. “I hope he isn’t going to ask me for money,” Justin thought. He kept wiping his car and tried to avoid looking at the homeless man.

The man didn’t ask Justin for money, but he did sit down on the curb not far away and watched as Justin worked on his car. After a while, the man said, “That’s a really nice car.” The man’s clothes were rags, but Justin sensed an air of dignity.

“Thanks,” Justin replied.

The expected plea for money never came. As the silence between the two men lengthened, a little voice inside Justin kept whispering, “Ask him if he needs any help.” Justin resisted, feeling sure this would prompt the man to ask for a handout, but the inner voice continued to insist.

Finally, Justin said, “Do you need any help?”

The man answered in three short words. “Don’t we all?”

Profound words from an unexpected source. Those three simple words ring true for all of us. No matter how much we have, no matter how much we may have accomplished, we all need help. Life isn’t easy. Being the person we know we should be isn’t easy. We all need help.

God has promised a special Source of help and guidance through the confusing, difficult issues we all face in life. God wants to fill your life with the Holy Spirit to guide you into a full, rich spiritual experience. Does life rush past at such a frantic pace that you often find yourself just coping instead of going somewhere? You’ll find the help you need if you let the Holy Spirit guide you.