“Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I will not forget your law.” (Psalms 119:109 NIV)
“In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9 NIV)
God wants us to live a life of dependence on Him alone.
Woah. That word dependence scares me. I like my independence. I like to be in control. I don’t want to feel restricted and it seems as though being dependent means I’ll be enslaved.
But whether we like to admit it or not, we are all dependent on something: our own strength, our head-knowledge, words of affirmation, relationships, success, the list goes on and on. We live in a world that tells us we should be independent and put ourselves first, but we’re completely dependent, on that same world, to feel secure.
What a striking thought it is that independence, striving towards freedom in our own strength, can leave us in chains and it is only when we are dependent on Jesus that we receive true freedom. That’s how God designed us--to be completely dependent on Him.
He knit you together in your mother’s womb. From the beginning of your life, you were called to dependence. You started, just a small cluster of cells whose life was completely in the hands of the Almighty God. We can get so caught up with the pressures from the world around us that we forget we’re still the same (we’re just a slightly bigger cluster of cells now). We are still completely in the hands of our Almighty God.
God is too good not to be faithful to you all your life. Every breath is dependent on him. Every morning you wake up is a direct result of His faithfulness. What a loving God we serve!
Be encouraged today, the same God who spoke the universe into existence, who raised Christ from the dead, holds you so dear.
“He’s the hope that holds me and the Stronghold to shelter me, the only God for me, and my great confidence.” (Psalms 91:2 TPT)
Lillie Bunnett
Reception and Administrative Assistant
TODAY’S PRAYER:
DAY 21 - JANUARY 26
Pray for: Vision for 2020
Ephesians 3:14-19
Pray for continued clarity of God’s vision for you personally, and for our church family. Pray for expanded territory, increased leadership, building opportunities and growth. Pray that every member of Relate Church would take ownership of the vision God has given us. Pray that we would be rooted and grounded in love, filled with the fullness of God, experiencing the above-and-beyond plans He has for us.
