no independence here

it's such a relief to know that we do not have to, and cannot, beat temptation and fight the battles of this world by our own strength. if that were the case, i myself would have failed years ago. if in God's mind we are all supposed to stand up on our own two feet and fight all alone, then we all would have failed from the moment that we set foot on the earth. the Lord doesn't want us to fight alone because He kows we can't. He wants to help, and He will, we just have to let Him.

do you remember that song from years back by destiny's child called 'independant women'?

the shoes on my feet / i've bought it
the clothes i'm wearing / i've bought it
the rock i'm rockin' / i've bought it
'cause i depend on me / if i wanted the watch you're wearin' i'll buy it
the house i live in / i've bought it
the car i'm driving / i've bought it
i depend on me (i depend on me)

all the women who are independent / throw your hands up at me
all the honeys who makin' money / throw your hands up at me
all the mommas who profit dollas / throw your hands up at me
all the ladies who truly feel me / throw your hands up at me

this song is crap... yes musically it's crap, but i'm mainly referring to the lyrics. the world goes around telling us all (especially women) that we need to be able to stand up on our our two feet and be independent. it says, if we don't stand up alone, we will fail in life; the only way to success is by doing things on our own. ...well i say the opposite... if i don't get support, and i try to be an "independent woman", thats when i will fail. thats when i have failed. every moment of my life where i have said, "okay God, i'm gonna try this one on my own"... seconds later i've then fallen flat on my face.

"...My grace is enough; it's all you need. My strength comes into it's own in your weakness..." -- 2 corinthians 12:9a (the message)

God did not create us to be able to handle things by ourselves. if He had created each of us to stand up and be these "independent men/women", then what good is He? if we are able to fight battles and prevail without Him, then why would God have created us in the first place? He wants us to depend on Him. He longs for us to depend on Him. again, if He had made us into beings who were capable of being on our own, then He is nothing to us.

i will not run in this world thinking i can do everything by my own strength. it's only by His strength that i will stand firm.

"He's solid rock under my feet, breathing room for my soul, an impregnable castle: i'm set for life." -- psalm 62:2 (the message)