Psalm 121:1-2 (NKJV) I will lift up my eyes to the hills—From whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
There are many reasons that could hold us back from asking God for help when we are in the valleys of our lives. Apart from self-pity and resentment against God, many people are too proud to acknowledge their weakness and accept the fact that they have come to the end of themselves.
Many people pride themselves on being “self-made” men and women because of the achievements in their lives. They may have had success in making a name for themselves in a specific field, which is but one of the many aspects in a broad spectrum of expertise. We are all dependent one another’s expertise because nobody knows it all. None of us can heal ourselves, extend our lives, prevent ourselves from sickness and calamities, or save ourselves from God’s judgement. We might be “self-made” in one aspect of our lives, but we can be a failure in other areas.
We are not self-existent, and everything that we possess and have achieved is purely the grace of God. It is in Him that we move and have our being, and we will all die when we stop breathing. We are not omnipotent, omnipresent, or omniscient, but finite beings. However, God is self-existent and will still be present when everything on earth has passed away, including all the well-known figures in society, none of whom could escape death. People who continue to deny that there is no God can only do so until they enter into eternity. Similarly, people can deny that God doesn’t exist until they come to the end of themselves or their abilities, and it is only a matter of time! Therefore, only fools will say in their hearts that God does not exist or there is no God! It is important to come back to the great I AM when we come to end of ourselves.
James 4:6 (NKJV) But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Pride hinders us from coming before God to seek His help in our time of need. It is a choice to look up and look to God who wants to help us. We want to ascend from the valley to the mountain top with God, and as we humble ourselves by choosing to look up to Him and begin walking towards Him, we are reminded of the awesomeness of God as we worship Him, and the difficulties that we are experiencing will start to grow dim and small in His presence.
Sermon Series: We Have an Unwavering Help and Support from the Lord
骄傲将你困在谷底
诗篇121:1-8 我要向山举目。我的帮助从何而来。我的帮助从造天地的耶和华而来。
当我们身处人生的低谷时，有很多原因会拦阻我们向神寻求帮助。除了自怜和对神的怨恨之外，许多人太骄傲了，以至于不承认自己的弱点，也不接受自己走到了尽头的事实。
许多人以“白手起家”而自豪。他们在某个行业中为自己赢得了声誉，而这只不过是广泛专业知识的许多方面之一。我们依赖彼此的专业知识，因为没有人知晓一切。没有人能够治愈自己，延长生命，防止自己生病，避免灾难，或拯救自己免于神的审判。我们可能在生活的一个方面是爱拼能赢的，但在其他方面我们可能是个失败者。
我们不是自我存在的，我们所拥有的以及所取得的一切都是神纯粹的恩典。我们的一举一动，我们之所以为我们，全因我们在祂的里面，而当我们停止呼吸时我们就会死去。人不是无所不能的，无所不在或无所不知的，我们的生命有限！但神是自有永有的，当世上的一切，包括社会名流都逝去的时候，神仍然存在，没有人能逃过一死。那些一直否认神存在的人只能在他们进入永恒之前这么做。同样的，人们可以否认神的存在，直到他们走投无路或无能为力，这只是个时间问题。因此，只有愚昧的人才会在心里说神不存在或者根本没有神！当我们走到尽头的时候，一定要回到那自有永有者那里。
雅各书 4:6 但他赐更多的恩典．所以经上说、『神阻挡骄傲的人、赐恩给谦卑的人。』
骄傲拦阻我们在需要的时候到神面前寻求帮助。举目仰望愿意帮助我们的神是一个选择。我们想从山谷升到山顶和神一起，而当我们谦卑自己，选择仰望神并开始向走向当我们敬拜祂时想起祂的可畏，于祂的同在中，我们所经历的困难开始变得暗淡和渺小。
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