God helps those who help themselves – Illustrated

            
God helps those who help themselves - by Anchor Lines, a Christian Webcomic
            

Some people believe this to be a verse from the Bible. It is not a verse from the Bible. Read much of the New Testament and it becomes clear that effort is involved on our part – but it also becomes abundantly clear that God helped us – to massively understate his contribution – before we ever knew we needed helping. This article from compellingtruth.org explains this very well with a bundle of New Testament references, so I won’t retread it all here. Suffice to say this one might not get you off the hook for your midnight freezer raids.