Dependence

Dependence and prayer = communion with God.

Why is it that it most often times takes us leaving our comfort zone in order for us to be truly dependent on God?  I have seen this first hand since our move to Louisville.

I thought I trusted God and was dependent on Him, but I wasn't anywhere close - until January 26, 2009.  That was the day we moved to Louisville, and then you all know the rest about the ice storm.  I have NEVER (not that I recall anyway) been so dependent on God and trusted Him and called on Him like I did during that time.  I sought after Him with all my heart and soul and mind, and I felt good  - in the sense that I was walking and talking with God.  

And then here we are today, and what have I done, but slipped back into my old ways, thinking I'm okay and I can do this.  Boy, why do I have to be so ignorant?  It's true that I am still talking to God, but it has once again become more of my "duty" than me just crying out to God.  Why is that?  I know I need Him and that I need Him daily, and yet I find myself wasting away the day on facebook or whatever else and not seeking God as fervently as I should.  I SO want to depend on God for everything at every moment.  Does that count for something?  I don't know, but what I do know is that I will keep striving and striving to be dependent on Him and to live for Him until the day He calls me home.

I'm not sure really who all reads this or how often, but in the event that there is someone out there reading and you have no clue about being dependent on God, send me an email.  I would love to chat with you about it.  I am not looking for a debate or anything of that nature, but someone who is sincerely searching and wanting to know more about God.  All you have to do is call upon His name, and you will be saved.

Living for God isn't always easy, and He never said it would be.  What He did promise is that by His strength and power, we will be able to.

I love you, Lord, and I lift my voice, to worship You, O my soul rejoice.  Take joy my King, in what you hear. May it be a sweet, sweet sound in your ear.