I think he meant that God only helps people that try hard to accomplish something. Nicole Michelle Devine , San Benito, Tx. --- God will bless you always. Michelle & Javier , San Antiono TX --- I think that Ben meant that you should always try.If you try and belive in GOD he will help you. Rita S , Eldon MO, --- If you ask something from god dont't expect him to do evrything. Travis S. , Eldon M.O. --- god rewards the people who help others YESENIA , BURTON SCHOOL --- DO THINGS FOR YOURSELF AND YOU WILL BE REWARDED BEAU KATZ , STRAWBERRY SCHOOL --- if you do good in life god will respect that phillip benson , santa rosa cal. strawberry school --- if you take care of yourself god will watch over you kelli , ohio --- that god watches over people who take care of themselves and show themselves respect kelli , ohio --- I think he means that if you want something that bad try to help yourself, then he will help you help yourself. Katriece Carter , 5111 Evanston Rm# 204 second floor --- If you treat your self good he will also treat you eaqually. Brandon , Windlake --- I think he meant that if you are the kind of person who makes other people help you, God will not need to help you. Ben , Carmel, In --- God helps those who really try hard at something. Molly , Arkansas --- dont ask for help if you already know the answer eric , home --- God will help you but you have to help yourself first Kelly , New Baden, Illinois --- God is not going to leave his throne to help you when you can learn to help your self lean to look at the whole picture bea crocker , bessemer city, nc --- if you do gods will, you will be rewarded pete , burbank,il --- If you have the attitude that God will do ALL the work for you, you will lose. Mark O. , Cousino High School, MI --- If you help yourself, God will bless you. Sarah Hitchcock , Rivermont Ele. School --- I think it means if you can't help youself, how can you help others? Stephanie M. , New Jersey --- The world is big and there are many things we can't do, but try and God will help out. Wendy , Fresno, CA --- I think Ben ment: God already gave us great gifts and powers, He wants us to use them wisely, and simutaniously ask for God's help to Divinely guide our actions, making our will His will together as One! Angelo , Drums, PA --- God will credit you if you help other people. Jeremy Krick , ELCO --- God will lead you, but you can't always rely on others. Allison , Myerstown, PA --- If you don't help yourself, no one else can. Justin Donner , Coloardo --- If you do your part , God will do his part! Dustin , Grandview, Texas --- GOD WILL HELP YOU ONLY IF YOU HELP OTHERS ROBERT HOLDEN , GRANDVIEW TX. --- You should try to do things for yourself, rather than rely on someone else. Cayla Boensel , Virginia High School, VIrginia, IL. --- You must be able to take care of yourself Josephine McKean , Philadelphia --- help yourself before you ask god to help you graham and chris , blanchard memorial school --- I think it means if YOU help each other god will help you because your being like him! Amanda , Massachsetts --- God helps people who are not lazy and will work. Midway 3rd Grade , Alum Creek, WV --- Before you ask God for help try to help yourself. Tony D. , Wayensburg PA W.C.E.S. --- you just can't sit around all the time and expect everything to com to you. stephanie , --- You can't wait for good things in life to find you, you have to find them. Nimita , California --- God will only help you if you have taken the first step; in other words before you ask God to pull you up by your boot laces, try to pull them up first!!! J.A.Shelby (a.k.a. brown sugar) , H.Alabama --- before we can untimately depend on our belief, we need to depend on ourselves. it's not like we can always sit and wait for god to intervene. more importantly, we need to believe in ourselves in whatever we do, and maybe we'll be helped in the end. it's kind of like a W W i D, no disrespect to anyone. my humble, little, unimportant words, they're arcane. sivakat-kim ish , california, fresno-just a city. --- God Helps everybody and people can help Themselfs Kelly , Greenwich --- God won't help you if you don't try to help your self frist. Grace , New Leb --- If you help yourself in life god will help you. Daniel , Greenwich --- if you help your self god will help you ryan , Greenwich --- GOD WILL BLESS A PERSON WHO IS REALLY TRYING TO LIVE RIGHT, BUT WE CAN'T ASK FOR HELP WHEN WE AREN'T WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP OURSEVES. BRITTANY , SPRINGFIELD, MO --- God will always help you throughout your life Anna Kittel , Plain Elementary --- PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THEMSELVES WILL BE CARED FOR JENNA VOORHIES , SIMP.,SC PLAIN ELEM. --- if we belive in oureselves god will give it to us kyle , lexington --- Try your hardest and never give up. Cody M. , Lexington School --- This has special implications for me: to demand charity and first not be industrious is a manipulation of GOD'S grace. B. Dwight Foster , astornautiks@htomail.com --- I think that Ben meant we must try and God will match our efforts. Room 301 , glacroix@aol.com --- you have to work hard to get ahead, and much of one's success is one's own doing, with luck and little bit of God's help. roger galuska , dover, n.h. --- You have to do something in order to get what you want. Clever R-V Elem. School , Clever, Missouri --- I think he meant that God put us here for a reason and he will continue to help us here on earth for eternity if we make an effort to help ourselves. Michael Ash , ELCO MIDDLE SCHOOL --- You can't just wait for something to be handed to you Tori Paige , Creswell, OR --- Personally, To do Everything you can do and LET God do the rest. Chester Chua , Manila Phils --- God will help you if you help god Tyke , Essex, Vt. --- Don't always rely on God to fix your problems. Tam and Cede , Belmont, CA --- If god sees you are working for something hard, he'll help you on your way. Adri , NDHS --- that you shouldnt be greedy and stingy ricky , frederica academy --- if you help people then people will help you! Andrea , Belmont, California --- Start things off, then ask for help. Ruby V , NDB, Cali --- We must act for God to work in our lives. Have faith, ask for guidance, take action. Barry A. , Chattanooga, TN --- God will help you if you believe in you're self. Ian and Andrea , Oakbrook Elementary School in Wood Dale IL --- God will help you, if you help yourself Ben , Oak Forest --- you must do for yourself first, others second. if you are not willing to do for your self then why should anyone help you. nor how can you help others. Kevin Roach , kcroach@ibm.net --- God is the copilot, navigator, mechanic,steward(ess),flight organizer,company president,air traffic controller, etc. I am merely the driver. If I do it His way I get to go where He wants me to go. I can go nowhere if I don't start the engine, engage gears and press on the pedal. I will eventually go in the wrong direction. Not to worry, He'll help me get it right. John Stahl , Reading Pa --- If you motivate yourself to do it, God is right behind you Suzn , California --- If God sees that you truly want good for yourself he will honor you and only make things better Jordan , Florida --- RECOGNIZE AND UTILIZE YOUR GOD-GIVEN TALENTS. David Ross , Dallas, Texas --- Since we are a finite entity and posess duration and God is eternal, we cannot extrapolate what is eternal. So we can only hope to emulate it on earth, so lets take our time and not try to make any mistakes. Jim Farrow , Newark, DE --- Do all that you can and trust God for the rest. Kristen Gregerson , Everett, WA --- You have God-given powers if you'd only use them. Brian , Madison, Wis. --- Ben was wrong. God helps them that acknowledge that they cannot help themselves. When one comes to God through His Son and humbly acknowledges that he is truly poor in spirit this is when God intervenes on that person's behalf. Mike Nathan --- Do not lie around waiting for others to do for you. Be first in the line to offer help to others or to earn your way and God will bless you for your efforts. Venita J. Durante , Lampasas Texas --- The same as another great American, George Washington Carver, "Pray as if it is all up to God. Work as if it is all up to you." Betsy Foster Sparks , Austin TX area --- If you want to get ahead in life, you got to help yourself. Jay Radniecki , Thief River Falls, MN --- We are influenced from early age by positive religious thoughts, for that is wisdom, we therefore become the hosts of the Lord or God in helping others who believe as we do. Donald DeWayne Woods , dwoods@mail.fuse.net --- WORK is a good four-letter word. Ray Speckman , Lake of The Ozarks, MO --- Faith in God and believing in yourself make you achieve your goals, whatever they might be. Arild , Oslo, Norway --- God teaches others to teach themselves. Billy Smith , Columbus, KS --- To be what you want to be. With help from God and myself. Dustin , Columbus KS --- Never blame others before blaming yourself. Isaac , Los Angeles CA --- Have faith in God, yes; but have faith in yourself too. Patrick , New York, NY --- Be your own best friend. Roberto , Key Biscayne, FL --- If you help yourself, God will help also. Stephanie , Philadelphia, PA ---