Ezra 8:22 For I was ashamed to request of the king an escort of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the road, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek Him, but His power and His wrath are against all those who forsake Him.”
When was the last time you said “God will help me” to someone and then went back to them and asked for help?
I know I have done this before on occasion and I know my faith is not all it should be at times.
Being ashamed of asking for help is one thing but being ashamed of God is entirely different.
Never think there is anything God cannot do, because He can do anything. It is often our own lack of faith which stops us. Ezra showed his faith and was rewarded!