1480) Growing up, one of my favorite shows was Gilligan’s Island, and I still watch it from time to time. The show portrays an innocence of life, but I always wondered what it would be like to be stranded on an island with 6 other people. I guess my answer would be; it depends on who the six people are.

Although if I were stranded with the “right” people, I still find that I rarely will ask for help. It isn’t because I think I am the only one who can get me out of a predicament, it’s just that I don’t want to bother others by asking.

I have learned through the years, however, that asking for help is not only important for me, but it is also important to others. People in our lives want to help if they know what we need and when we need it. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 reflects this, as well. Two are often better than one.

Asking for help when you need it is neither selfish, nor does it prove to others that you are flawed somehow. Instead, this asking is an admission of humility because it communicates to others that we are as human as they are.

We were never meant to be islands. Dare to ask for help when you need it.