WHO YOU RELYING ON?

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

ARE YOU SEEKING?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

^1-3The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

 

Well here we have arrived at FRIDAY and today’s DISPATCH word is RELIANCE.

Do you ever stop to think just how much we really do rely on other each day?

I mean yesterday, I am relying on a team of mostly college kids to insure that I am strapped in appropriately to an absolutely crazy thrill ride in Harry Potter Wizardly World of Wonder or whatever it was called.  Suddenly I am playing Quiddich, encountering spiders and ghosts flipping upside down, sideways, forwardways, under and over ways…

And yes it was thrilling and a lot of fun but it made me realize that during that little experience, I was relying on a core of engineers, builders, electricians, motion specialists, physicists, etc to make the adventure fun and safe for me and the family.

We take little leaps of faith all day long don’t we? We rely on so many others, things, and infrastructure to navigate our day and we don’t give it a thought.

So why do we sometimes find the concept of relying on GOD, who gifted all of us, oversees all things, promises to provide for us, and work all things for our good so difficult?

Romans 8:28 (ERV)

28 We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him.

I think many of us are lulled into a false sense of self-sufficiency most days.  We think we are in control of most things.  Truth is, we really don’t have a whole lot of control over much of anything.

Yesterday, I trusted my VERIZON phone to find the motel and the park, my van’s locks to protect my stuff, my bank to supply the funds for my purchases, the oil refinery to properly concoct my gasoline…you get my drift.

If I am going to rely on all of these man-made things, then I most definitely need to put GOD at the top of this list of “reliable sources" as His presence in all things.

Therefore I am going to acknowledge His omniscience.

I am going to make an effort to begin to pray that into my days.  “GOD, I will first rely on you for this day; it’s events, it’s provision, it’s protection and it’s results.  You know exactly what I need for today, I trust you above all others."

Remember, He has our best interests at heart!

Psalm 56:4

By [the help of] God I will praise His word; on God I lean, rely, and confidently put my trust; I will not fear. What can man, who is flesh, do to me?

Psalm 62:8

Trust in, lean on, rely on, and have confidence in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts before Him.

Have a blessed weekend.

I love you all…

FREEDOM CHURCH

 

 

Pastor GDelaney