{"id":8500,"date":"2022-02-28T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=8500"},"modified":"2022-02-22T09:19:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T14:19:52","slug":"looking-for-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/looking-for-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for Help!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Looking for Help! 2\/28\/22\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=c7njv-11b2de1-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;font-color=auto&#038;btn-skin=7\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Some people are so superficial when it comes to their understanding of prayer.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Hey, Father,&#8221;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>said a man talking to a priest.<strong><em>&#8220;You got it all wrong about this God stuff. He doesn&#8217;t exist. I oughta know.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Why&#8217;s that, my friend?&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>  asked the priest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Well,&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>  the man said, <strong><em>&#8220;when I was ice-fishing in the Arctic far from the nearest village, a blizzard blew up with wind and blinding snow. I was a goner. So I got down on my knees and prayed real hard, begging God for help.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;And did God help you?&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>  asked the priest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Heck no,&#8221;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>said the man<strong><em>. &#8220;God didn&#8217;t lift a finger. Some Eskimo appeared out of nowhere and showed me the way to go.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prayer is a potent force in the life of a believer. Ash Wednesday and Lent are only two days away. 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