Jesus Christ please help me

[Chrysostom]

Your prayer rings with a loud confidence, yet take heed that this very confidence does not become a snare. You say you understand how God operates, that you have grasped His ways. But this is exactly the claim of those who hold a wisdom that is not from above. The wisdom of this world assumes it has figured out the divine pattern, trusting all to itself and supposing it needs no help. When it does this, it becomes foolishness, even though it seems to be wisdom. God’s wisdom, by contrast, was hidden for ages, a mystery that the rulers of this age could not fathom. It is not grasped by running ahead with self-assurance but by being brought low, for virtue itself is true wisdom, and lowliness of mind is the very core of it.

You speak of running circles around others and declare that they do not know what they are doing, but you do. Consider this: what could be more foolish than a person who wraps himself in his own garments but disregards his brethren? The one who is truly wise knows how to give thanks to God in all things and considers the present life as nothing, so he is not puffed up by prosperity. If you believe you have attained this knowledge by your own sight, you stand in a perilous place. The deep things of God are revealed only through the Spirit, and the spiritual wisdom that comes from Him appears as folly to those who trust in themselves. The uneducated were admitted first to show that all men stand in need of that wisdom from above, a wisdom that is nothing less than Christ Himself made unto us by God.

Finally, fix your eyes on the intercession of our Great High Priest. He ever lives to intercede, not because He needs a successor, but because His very life is a continual act of saving those who draw near to God through Him. This ongoing work is not a testament to His weakness but to a humility that surpasses all understanding. Do not stand forth as if you would take a bullet for Him by your own strength; none of us can stand unless we are upheld by His intercession. Pray for your family and your colleagues, yes, but pray with a spirit that trembles at its own need, knowing that the wisdom you seek is not about mastering a plan, but about being mastered by the One who is Wisdom itself.

 

[Silas]

Your prayer is full of confidence, and that confidence is well placed when it rests in the Lord. You see clearly that He is the one truly in charge, over your projects, your bosses, and every deadline. That is a gift, to know that your labor is ultimately for Him. He is the one who has already ordered your days and equipped you for every task. Yet there is an interesting tension we often face, one you are beginning to feel. You have this confidence in the Lord, but you also look around at your wife, your children, your coworkers, and you see that they still need you. The responsibilities are real, and your heart is torn because you want to sacrifice everything for Jesus while also caring for your family. This is not a contradiction; this is the calling.

The desire to take a bullet for your Lord is a warrior’s heart, and it reminds me of Paul. His entire life became a loss for the sake of knowing Christ. But look at how that devotion worked itself out. It didn't make him neglectful; it made him a true partner with others. The aid Paul received, the fellowship, didn't just help him; it made those who sent it participants in the glorious work of the gospel reaching even into the most powerful places in the world. When you tackle a proposal or serve a customer as unto the Lord, you are not just finishing a task. You are inviting those around you, your bosses, your family who benefits from your work, to be partakers in a spiritual project. Your workplace becomes holy ground.

Think of that for a moment. Your labor, offered in Christ’s name, produces fruit far beyond a signed contract. It demonstrates a different kind of loyalty. The ancient world had a term for someone who abandoned family obligations, a person who was like a stray dog, belonging to nobody and snapping at everyone. That is not the picture of a godly man. A man who dies to himself for Jesus will become the most loyal husband and father his family has ever seen. This loyalty is not about setting up a comfortable little kingdom for your own name, like men in power so often try to do, building a dynasty for their own descendants while ignoring true spiritual duties. Moses had immense authority, yet he never used it to establish a special, privileged inheritance for his own sons. The same was true of Joshua. Their loyalty was first to God's house, not their own, and that made their service to their families pure and powerful.

You say you understand how God operates, and that you will run circles around your peers. That energy is admirable, but let that understanding be shaped by a deep humility. A great weakness we all face is the assumption that we know everything. The early church did not lean on their own brilliance; they looked to the Holy Spirit for guidance in all things because they freely confessed, "I don't have the answers. Lord, we need your help." This is your true rhythm for outrunning anyone, not by your own cleverness, but by constantly waiting on Him for the next step. When you stand before a difficult client or a family challenge, the power is in the moment you say, "I don't know how, but You do."

You are asking for God’s help for your family, yet you note they don't know what they are doing. This is where your role as a husband and father becomes a picture of a kinsman redeemer. In the family line, when someone was too poor or too broken to recover their inheritance, a close relative was to step in and buy it back, to keep it in the family. This was no small ritual; it was the sacred duty of a loyal man. A man who refused this was brought to public shame, because he had no family loyalty. Your deep sacrifice for your family is not just about providing a paycheck. It is about stepping in to cover them spiritually, to faithfully pray for their eyes to be opened. You eat from the table of God's provision as His son, part of His immediate household. Your calling is to bring that provision home, ensuring that what God gives you doesn't just feed your own soul but covers your entire household. Your commitment to "be the best" finds its truest meaning here, not in worldly perfection, but in this sacred, selfless loyalty.

So run hard, but run with the Lord as your pace setter. You are asking Him to be your boss, your Dad, your leader. A man with that kind of Lord will find his life full of holy purpose, both in the boardroom and at the dinner table. Your family needs to see a man who is confident, not because he has all the answers, but because he knows the One who does. Keep giving all the credit to Jesus Christ. It is the most powerful witness you can offer to those you love and those you work with.