Risky Business

What would happen if I lived my life so dependent on God that without Him showing up I would fail?

Don't get me wrong.

I don't want to be lazy or irresponsible and expect God to bless something I have no investment in.

That would be presumption.

But I think most of us tend to go to the other extreme.

"If it's to be it's up to me."

"God helps those who help themselves."

Two common thoughts that don't appear in the Bible at all.

God's Word calls us to a life of obedience and dependence.

Two types of soils where the seed of faith grows by leaps and bounds.

Hebrews 11:1 (NKJV) "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV) "For we walk by faith, not by sight."

Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV) "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."

When I think about my desire to see more of God in the daily mundane things of life, I'm thinking about taking steps to allow my faith to breathe a little.

Lord, I've prepared for this presentation but without you it'll never hit home.

Lord, I've worked hard to be competent on the job but without your favor success will always be limited.

Lord, I'm trying to follow you in this marriage but I can't change my spouse's heart.

Lord, I'm trying to lead and provide for my family but I can't cover all the bases.

Thoughts like these make for a vibrant faith.

When I truly believe that without God I'm at a loss, I invite the hand of God to move on my behalf.

A.W. Tozer writes....

"I pray often-and I want to live in line with my prayer-that God puts me in a state where he has to help me or I will flop. I want to be in a place where I have to have God in everything that I do."

Step out on a few limbs.

Trust that they'll hold you because God is holding them.