Confusing isn't it?
All our life we have been trained by our teachers on How to live an INDEPENDENT life but The Bible teaches us a different thing.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight"
- Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
God wants us to rely on Him. To trust Him
Not by might, nor by power, but by the spirit of God
I recently moved to Seattle,WA here in the US.
I honestly thought that I could make it. That I'm going to be strong enough to move away from my friends and family. But turns out, I wasn't.
After a few weeks here, I am already missing my closest friends, family, my home church back in Indonesia, my home and everything.
But here I learn about being Independent but at the same time depending on God.
Yes, I may have to be able to be strong and to go through this new chapter of my life.
But, where do I get my strength from? Where will I get my boost from? Who can I lean on?
Only One person can do that... Jesus Christ.
He took our burden on the cross and gave us the ease to carry life.
He was INDEPENDENT so that we can be DEPENDENT on Him.
I listened to Ps. Judah Smith's sermon the other day about Contentment, and found an interesting quote about Philippians 4:13
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"
Since we were small, we would always listen to this verse. A lot of people consider this verse as a verse where they get their strength. But do we realize the true meaning of this verse: "I acknowledge and am aware of WHERE MY SOURCE comes from"
I believe, everything we do, we are able to do it because of Jesus and only He can recharge us from our tiredness.
So, are you tired? Do you need strength?
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