I WANT YOU TO BE All Mine. Your security rests in Me alone: not in other people, not in circumstances. However, you are not yet weaned from the dependencies: You want to depend on helpful people and favorable circumstances, as well as Me.
I am not asking you to become a hermit or otherwise isolate yourself from other people. On the contrary, I want My children to help and love one another. One of the main ways I bless people is through the loving acts of others. However, you need to remember that every good and perfect gift is ultimately from Me, even if it comes to you through human hands.
The main danger of misplaced dependence is that it can border on idolatry. If you let your basic well-being depend on another person's behavior, you elevate that person to a position that only I should occupy. This is not only displeasing to Me, it is destructive. Because people are imperfect and unpredictable, your life may come to resemble roller-coaster ride: subject to the whims and moods of another. Even worse, your intimacy with Me will be hindered by your preoccupation with someone else. I deserve first place in your heart!
I want you to rejoice in Me always, in all kinds of circumstances. You may ask freely for whatever you desire, bringing Me your petitions with thanksgiving. Regardless of how I answer your requests, this prayer transaction comes with a promise: My Peace will guard your heart and your mind, keeping you close to Me.
- Jesus
(Jesus Lives / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: James 1:17; Revelation 2:4 and Philippians 4:4-7
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights . . . " (James 1:17 / New International Version)
ReplyDelete"Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love"
(Revelation 2:4 / New International Version)
"Rejoice in the Lord always . . . Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus"
(Philippians 4:4-7 / New International Version)