16/07/2026
A man lived in a town that was hit by severe flooding. As the water began to rise, his neighbours urged him to leave.
“No,” he replied. “I have faith. God will save me.”
Soon, the water reached the ground floor of his house, and a rescue boat came by.
“Jump in!” they shouted. “We’ll get you to safety.”
The man waved them away. “No thank you. God will save me.”
The floodwaters continued to rise, forcing him onto the roof. A helicopter appeared overhead.
The rescue team lowered a rope and called, “Grab hold! This is your last chance!”
Again, he refused. “No. I trust God. He will save me.”
Eventually, the floodwaters overwhelmed him, and he drowned.
When he arrived in heaven, he asked God, “Lord, I had complete faith in You. Why didn’t You save me?”
God replied,
“I sent you your neighbours, a rescue boat, and a helicopter. What more were you waiting for?”
❓Why am I sharing this story?
Well.
I had a client this week who was feeling guilty about asking for and receiving help.
She had felt like a burden to those around all her life, since being an unwanted baby.
She wanted to stand on her own two feet more, to feel worthy of love and happiness and build the life she wanted to live.
But she didn’t want to accept the “loaded” offers of help that were the only ones available.
As I shared this story as part of our session, and coupled with the work we’d done on releasing her core wounds and fears, she realised:
🌟She was free, able and worthy of accepting the help around her
🌟She was not and had never been a burden
🌟She was worthy of safety, love, and being cared for without needing to be constantly “grateful” to those who should have given those things freely.
🌟Accepting the helping hand didn’t mean she would be reliant on others forever, she could simply use it to build from.
❓What gifts or opportunities for support might be right under your nose that you are dismissing or not noticing, and why is that?