Another Question

Another tough question was posed to me by the Lord today.  What do I depend on?  My devotional spoke of depending solely on Jesus.  At first, I was quick to dismiss this reading.  I depend on Jesus.  No problem here.  But then the question came strongly into my head.  And I had to pull up short on my dismissal.  Do I really depend on Jesus?  Or do I depend on myself, my job, my husband....do I find my security in those things?  Do I depend on life to go on as it always has? What happens if it doesn't? Do I take for granted the way my body works, the way society is relatively stable, that I have a job to go to, a church to attend...?

I am happy that there are many areas in my life I do depend on Jesus.  And more and more I am leaning on Him to get me through my day.  Even in the few short weeks the Holy Spirit has been working on me with the trust thing, I have noticed a difference in my work attitude as I depend on Him to help keep my eyes on Jesus.  It's getting better !!  Yaaay.  I am learning through my readings and prayer time and writing this blog to keep Jesus always before me.

I still have a ways to go.  So as I continue to meditate on this question, I see ways I  look elsewhere for security and satisfaction.   I certainly look for acceptance from others sometimes over pleasing Him.  I look for satisfaction in food or coffee rather than finding my fulfillment in Jesus.  There are so many ways to go outside depending in God....I'm sure you could find the areas in your own life where this is so.

Everything, from the movement of our bodies and our breath itself, the job that we have, the family we love, all come from Him.  He is our completeness, and our completer.  So my visit today was another question and with that question came realization that there are some ways I need to refocus my dependence on the Lord.  What an awesome thought, everything Jesus.  What an awesome way to live.  Press on everyone!!

Deuteronomy 33:27a  The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you.