By Dr. Zeal Okogeri
A man was walking through the center of his village on his way to the market.
He was distracted, thinking about business, money, and everything he needed to accomplish that day.
He did not notice the open well in the middle of the path.
He tripped and suddenly found himself falling.
When he hit the bottom, he was shaken but alive. The well was deep and the walls were smooth. There was no way to climb out.
He began to shout.
“Help! Help me! Someone please help me!”
Time passed. His voice grew hoarse. Fear rose in his chest.
“God, please,” he cried. “Send someone to help me.”
At last, footsteps approached. A passerby leaned over the well and saw him.
“I will help you,” the passerby said, and ran off to find a rope.
Relief washed over the man.
Moments later, the helper returned with a rope. He stepped to the edge and prepared to lower it down.
But just before it reached him, the man in the well shouted,
“Wait!”
The helper froze.
“What is it?”
“Before you get me out of this well,” the man said, “I have some questions for you.”
The helper was stunned.
“You have time for questions? You were just crying in desperation for help.”
“Yes,” the man replied, “but first tell me — how did I manage to fall into this well? Whose fault is this? And how do I know this rope will hold me? And if I let you pull me out of this well, can you guarantee that I’ll never fall into a well again?”
The helper shook his head in disbelief, then said gently,
“My friend, if I were you, I would let the man with the rope pull you out of the well, and once you’re out, you can try to sort out those questions for yourself.”
Spiritual Insight: Recognizing Help When It Arrives
The well is not the point. The rope is.
How often do we pray for help? How often do we ask Spirit for guidance, clarity, or relief?
And when help comes, we hesitate. We question. We analyze. We delay.
We want understanding before trust. We want guarantees before action. We want comfort before surrender.
The deeper spiritual insight is this:
The help Spirit sends may not meet your expectations or personal preferences, but it is the right help for you.
The rope may not look like you imagined. You may have expected a ladder. Or someone to climb down and carry you out. Or for the well to disappear entirely.
Instead, you are given a rope. Simple, practical, and enough.
Spiritual Insight: Help May Not Look the Way You Expect
Spirit’s help may take forms you do not expect.
It could be a difficult conversation that challenges you.
It could be a nudge to let go of something you hold tightly.
It could be an ending that you did not anticipate.
It could be a mentor who challenges your perspective.
It could be a book that confronts you with new ideas.
It could be a season of waiting.
It could be a door closing that you never saw coming.
It may not flatter your ego. It may not feel comfortable. It may not align with your timeline.
But it is aligned with your growth.
Sometimes we reject the very help we prayed for simply because it does not look the way we expected.
We stay in the well arguing about the rope.
Spiritual Insight: Willingness Is the Key
The man in the well wanted answers and explanations. But what he truly needed was willingness.
You can understand the fall later. You can process the lessons later. You can assign meaning later.
First, you must come out of the well.
Spiritual growth is not just about asking for guidance. It is about being willing to receive it.
Receiving requires humility, trust, and courage. It requires taking the rope even when you do not fully understand it.
A Question for Reflection
Where in your life are you still asking questions instead of taking the rope?
Are you waiting for perfect clarity?
Are you resisting help because it feels uncomfortable?
Are you rejecting guidance because it does not match your preferences?
If help appeared in front of you today, would you recognize it? Would you take it?
The rope is often already hanging in front of you. The only step between you and freedom is willingness.
Openness to receive the gifts of Spirit is what allows growth, healing, and transformation to flow into your life.
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About Dr. Zeal Okogeri
Dr. Zeal Okogeri is a spiritual guide and mentor who helps individuals grow through emotional healing, spiritual transition, and personal transformation. His work focuses on clarity, compassion, and practical spiritual growth.
He is the author of You Can Never Go Wrong By Being Kind and is a gifted storyteller who makes spiritual insights simple, relatable, and meaningful.
In addition to one-on-one mentoring, he offers guided meditation audios, transformational courses, and retreats designed to support deeper healing and inner grounding.
If you are seeking guidance, clarity, or personal growth, you are invited to explore the resources available at DrZeal.org or begin with a private consultation.
You do not need to have everything figured out. You simply need openness.