Food every day? Check. Clean clothes to put on? Check. Access to drinkable water and showers that are parasite-free? Check again. Able to go where I want, not by foot, but by a dependable vehicle? Check once more. Know what it feels like to literally depend on the Lord every day not just for little things but for absolute survival? Not even close.
Throughout the places I’ve traveled the last two years I have met people who don’t just say they rely on the Lord, they completely and utterly live by faith. Whether it’s for sustenance or protection, material goods or physical healing, they trust Him with everything. My ideas of living in dependence on the Almighty are dwarfed by those who live in situations that leave them with no choice but to cry out to Him over and over. They have been some of the most dynamic, passionate Christ-followers I have ever encountered. Their faith has stretched and grown me, challenged me and asked me to examine my Heavenly-dependence versus my earthly-dependence.
We are surrounded with distractions that try to take our eyes off of the Lord. Much of our culture tells us to make our own way, meet all of our desires and be completely independent. But I don’t want to live like that, because anything the Lord plans for me leaves my plans in the dust. Trusting Him and seeing how He moves and works is a far better place than trying to do it all on my own. And it’s a difficult, daily challenge, because materially and physically I have everything I "need." But I pray I am constantly seeking His will, constantly striving to be the woman He wants me to be, and knowing, absolutely knowing, that He is faithful. Always. Which is why I want to be in dependent. 🙂
