This week, God has been challenging my idea of what it means to depend on Him. Without really realizing it, I had this idea that depending on God meant that I should work so hard to throw my best in and expect Him to make up the difference. What I failed to recognize, though, was that I tend to take on challenges that I believe my best is good enough for. Rather than truly depending on God, I've been relying on my own ability. As I've been talking to Jesus about this, I believe He's given me a new way of looking at dependence. When I truly depend on God in a situation, I am so needy of Him that I would fall flat on my face if He didn't show up. This means that dependence and risk go hand-in-hand. The more dependent I am on God, the more willing I am to take risks for His sake. And the greater the risk, the more dependent I have to be on Him. So as the school year is wrapping up and I'm preparing to travel this summer, I'm choosing to take risk by making decisions that require God to show up. Will you join me?
Update on my trip:
So far $3200 of the $4500 I need to travel this summer has been committed. Please pray with me that the last $1300 will come in during the next 20 days!
If you'd like to know more about my trip, please e-mail me.
Thank you to everyone who has already contributed. I am truly thankful to have such generous friends.
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