Dependency Is The Key To Success

August 21

"Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you?" Luke 12:27, 28

A TINY SEED

Sometimes we don't see how God's promises are going to come to pass in our lives. It seems like there are so many obstacles to overcome. But we have to see God's Word like a seed. When it's planted in our hearts, and we water it by thinking the right thoughts and expecting good things, that little seed begins to grow into something much, much greater.

Jesus told a parable in Mark, chapter four. He said, "God's Word is like a tiny mustard seed. When it is sown, it is less than all the other seeds, one of the smallest. But when it grows up, it becomes greater than all." Notice it goes from being less than all to being greater than all.

Are you in an overwhelming situation today, maybe in your health, finances or relationships? Does God's promise seem small compared to what you're facing?

Don't sit back and think, "Man, it's never going to get any better. It's never going to change." Instead, sow the Word by speaking it every single day. Water that seed by staying in faith because the seed of the Word has supernatural power in it. It will grow and flourish, and you will see God's promises come to pass all the days of your life! -- Dr. Timothy Emerick



Have you ever felt that your best intentions might be working against you? Has it ever crossed your mind that your goals would fare better if you could simply step out of the way and allow them to advance on their own?

One of our staunchest bits of advice to our children is that they must be responsible for themselves. 'Plan A' of every successful life is to assume the responsibilities encountered by first anticipating them and then strategizing for their effective execution.

This steadfast requirement is also one of the primary hindrances we place before our children—and ourselves—in attaining the goals we desire, and the reason is that in the spiritual realm, self-sufficiency doesn’t work. In the spiritual realm, dependency is the key to success.

And that dependency is not upon other men who are as frail and flawed as we are. The reliance that facilitates our hopes and gives impetus to our fervent desires is our confidence in the faithfulness of Jesus who has promised that we shall “accomplish all things through Christ…”Philippians 4:13.