"Cursed is the strong one who depends on mere humans, Who thinks he can make it on muscle alone and sets God aside as dead weight. He's like a tumbleweed on the prairie, out of touch with the good earth. He lives rootless and aimless in a land where nothing grows."But blessed is the man who trusts me, God, the woman who sticks with God. They're like trees replanted in Eden, putting down roots near the rivers—Never a worry through the hottest of summers, never dropping a leaf, Serene and calm through droughts, bearing fresh fruit every season." Jeremiah 17::5-8 (The Message)
There are two types of people in this passage. One who trusts in himself, and another who trusts in God. The person who trusts in themselves leads a life of deception and invariably becomes out of touch with reality. The greater the obstacles become, the more this person thinks they have it under control and all together until of course... they break. Then all the things they thought were "together" find things irretrievably been broken on their own accord.
Conversely, the person who trusts God is a person who is like a tree positioned to succeed. A place that regardless of circumstance they will enable them to have all the tools they need to bloom no matter how hot it gets. What's more is that as they continue to flourish in troublesome times, people will come to them for shade from the searing sun. In essence, God has placed them in a position where they can provide help to those who need it most.
Dependence on God is a daily exercise that takes tremendous discipline, because it is our natural tendency to try and resolve our problems on our own. Allowing God to be the source eliminates our ability from the equation and brings out His best results.
-Amen
There are two types of people in this passage. One who trusts in himself, and another who trusts in God. The person who trusts in themselves leads a life of deception and invariably becomes out of touch with reality. The greater the obstacles become, the more this person thinks they have it under control and all together until of course... they break. Then all the things they thought were "together" find things irretrievably been broken on their own accord.
Conversely, the person who trusts God is a person who is like a tree positioned to succeed. A place that regardless of circumstance they will enable them to have all the tools they need to bloom no matter how hot it gets. What's more is that as they continue to flourish in troublesome times, people will come to them for shade from the searing sun. In essence, God has placed them in a position where they can provide help to those who need it most.
Dependence on God is a daily exercise that takes tremendous discipline, because it is our natural tendency to try and resolve our problems on our own. Allowing God to be the source eliminates our ability from the equation and brings out His best results.
-Amen
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