Does God help those who help themselves?

Does God help those who help themselves?

“I do think God wants to help us, but I think he wants to help us in ways that we’re helpless.”
— Mark Mittelberg, Speaker and Author

In this video, Mark Mittelberg confronts the idea that if you try hard enough, God will get behind you and help you out. The reality is that we are “spiritually bankrupt . . . sinners in need of a savior.” God loves to help those who can’t help themselves—those who are humble enough to admit that they need Jesus.

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