DEPENDENCE OR DESPERATION?

“FOR EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED. BUT HOW CAN THEY CALL ON HIM TO SAVE THEM UNLESS THEY BELIEVE IN HIM?” ROMANS 10:13&14

“SO, FAITH COMES FROM HEARING, THAT IS HEARING THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT CHRIST.” ROMANS 10:17

Do we seek our God out of desperation or out of dependence? At what point do we go to our Lord for help? Do we use him as a last resort, trying everything under the sun to resolve our problems, before succumbing to him? Or do we go to him out of dependence and trust? Do we know him by living a life that depends on him for our survival? Do we trust in every word he speaks, every promise he has promised or do we just us him in emergencies, when things get so bad that nothing else works. Faith comes by hearing and hearing comes from the word of God. It is important that we surround ourselves with his word. We must read it, meditate upon it, pray it and believe it. This should be the first thing we do in the morning and the last thing we do at night. Our faith and belief will become stronger when we hear it consistently and not just some of the time. We are going to live a life with thoughts, ideas and words of the environment we surround ourselves with. If we spend more hours per day living in the world and not thinking about God, then we will live a life representative of the world around us. However, if we keep Jesus at the forefront of our day will live a strong life of faith. His holy word will become a part of us and become the way we live our life. Our God wants us to depend upon him and not use him just in emergencies. Jesus gave himself for our salvation, our healings and our forgiveness of sins. He loves us and we should love and trust him. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!