DEPENDENT

I’m alright….I’m okay….I will take care of it……..NO! I can NOT do it on my own!!!!

1 Peter 5:5-7 reads, “Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble” Therefore humble youselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care opun Him, for He cares for you.”

For so long even up until recent years was I foolish enough to believe that I could actually get to where I wanted to be in life ON MY OWN. That I didn’t need anyone’s help….A matter of fact, I thought that asking for help was a sign of weakness. Fortunately for me, along with salvation He gave me His arms for comfort and His hands for me to hold as He continues to direct my path in this wretched world.

It is alittle strange, but sadly I believe that many of our lives resemble that of the characters of the Saw movies. We have been placed in a world in which we know we are not the ultimate authority, but still continue to be foolish and believe that we can make up our own rules and successfully come out on top. A lot of us actually believe we have enough knowledge and wisdom to make it out in one piece……That has to be the worst form of insanity, PRIDE! Jesus Christ humbled himself enough to come down from glory to die on the cross for our sins, because He knew we had no hope apart from his sacrificial death…….PRAISE THE LORD for His sovereignty! For placing and using people in our lives that are willing to guide and counsel us along the way. Being in college and life in general, can be very overwhelming. Decisions that shape our lives must be made day after day, and what a blessing it is to know that God is the author of our lives…I am so in awe of His grace, mercy, sovereignty, and LOVE……Oh how i need Him. My life has not the least bit of purpose or direction without Him. I have to remind myself everyday to give it all to Him; to trust and wallk in faith.

This year has definetely been a test of faith. I wake up eveyday thinking, “Lord, if you don’t give me the strength I wont be able to make it alone.” Galations 2:20 reads, “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who Live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in flesh I live by faith in the son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” You guys, let us not waste our lives fighting an endless battle, submit and surrender your life over to Him. There is so much freedom when you finally escape the bondage we create from our own burdens. He cares for me that is the ONLY reason I have joy……..DEPEND ON HIM!

IMAGINE what peace this will bring to the souls of the communtiy of Jeffreys Bay to hear that “It is going to be okay…..Cast your cares on Him…He is in control….He is EVERYTHING you need in this life and the next….He cares and loves you so much”…..It is honestly not that hard to imagine, because we experience this feeling everyday…..