Dependency

The word dependency can set off some negative emotions when we hear it. Yet, dependency on the right thing is good. The right thing to be dependent on is God. Isaiah 30:15-16 reads: God, the Master, The Holy of Israel, has this solemn counsel: "Your salvation requires you to turn back to me and stop your silly efforts to save yourselves. Your strength will come from settling down in complete dependence on me."

I know as a man, reliance on anyone outside of myself is not appealing for the most part. We've all heard, "Pull yourself up by your own boot straps!" or "If you want it done right, you have to do it yourself." Yet, God tells us that our real strength comes when we decide to settle down in complete dependence on him. Please do not misinterpret what the scripture is saying. This doesn't mean sit around and do nothing and wait for God to do something. What it means is asking God to guide your interactions, to reveal to you where to go and what to do, and to put people in your path that you can bless and others that you can be blessed through by God. This is referring to not allowing any of our actions or activities to be controlled by selfish motives, but by the desires of God's heart. Instead of relying on ourselves, and looking like a cartoon character trying to run on a pile of marbles and end up worn out without going anywhere, settling down in complete dependence on God helps us know when to go and when to wait. Dependency, are you in complete dependence of God?