Part 6 Dependence On God Series: Don't Depend Just On Yourself!

Sometimes it's good to depend on yourself, sometimes.  Right? Well, I will say kind of right. I know that probably for those independent people, like perhaps those middle child children it gets somewhat difficult and like a burden to have to depend on other people, and maybe even depend on God? I have heard and seen various people get so angry with themselves and disappointed because they had other people depend on them to do something and they failed them.  Please don't beat yourself up so bad, know and trust it was meant to happen,

Friends, don't we know that things happen for a reason and maybe God did mean for that failure to happen.  Why? We don't know why. We don't know why, but my thinking, though it may be difficult at times to remember and realize that there is a chance people we depend on will disappoint us or vice versa.  And, boy do I know that hurt, mad, and disappointed feeling. I don't have a secret to never feeling disappointment or disappointing someone.  We just have to live with it.  And, know that there will be something good coming later!

One time I was getting ready for my ride to come pick me up and I took my precious time putting my hat, gloves, scarf and jacket on. When I got to the part of putting on my jacket, I told myself I was gonna do it all by myself! Well, seems like God was thinking differently. Man, was I having difficulty just controlling my fingers to hold the zipper! I was getting beyond frustrated! I began tearing up! And, I finally said in my mind, Ok, Lord you win! Lord please help me and within seconds I kid you not, I was able to zip it up!  Wow, I guess sometimes I have to not be stubborn and learn to depend on God to help me with things, like zip my jacket!

TBC............................................

John 15:5
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

Psalm 40:3-4
He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord. Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!