{"id":7001,"date":"2026-04-19T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=7001"},"modified":"2026-04-03T20:00:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T01:00:01","slug":"depend-on-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=7001","title":{"rendered":"Depend on God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today is the day the Lord has made\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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I will rejoice today because I can depend on God. In fact, God wants us to depend on Him. Young children are quick to tell parents who offer help, \u201cI can do it myself!\u201d  They are eager to be self-sufficient.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our culture often extols independence as a quality filling one with confidence and leading to success. However, mature Christians know they can do nothing worthwhile without God\u2019s help. They are called to surrender self-reliance. This surrender isn\u2019t about forgetting responsibility. It\u2019s about recognizing our need for God\u2019s guidance, wisdom, and strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God wants us to acknowledge how much we need Him each and every day. Depending on God is not a sign of weakness but one of strength. Even Jesus recognized He could do nothing without God\u2019s help (John 5:19, John 8:28). He came to do God\u2019s will, not His own (John 6:38, John 7:28). And He set us an example to follow (John 13:15).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So no matter what today holds, I can depend on an all-powerful, loving God who is faithful, trustworthy, and reliable to take care of me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cAnd my God will supply all your need according to His<\/em>
riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” ~Philippians 4:19<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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