My Deep Desire Is That You ...

MY DEEP DESIRE IS THAT YOU learn to depend on Me in every situation.  I move heaven and earth to accomplish this purpose, but you must collaborate with Me in this training.

Dear Jesus,  We love depending on You - afterward!  When the task before us is too challenging for us to handle confidently, we almost instinctively turn to You for help.  These are times when we are painfully aware of our inadequacy:  our need to depend on Someone far greater than we are.  They are scary moments - times of having to act on our belief that You will not let us down.  These occasions of stepping out in faith feel very much like jumping off a cliff into open space, trusting You to catch us in mid-air.  And You do!  That is when we feel jubilant - after we have just experienced Your intervention: rescuing us and enabling us to accomplish things we could never do alone.

Beloved, it is good that you have experienced My intervening help many times.  Had you refused to "jump off the cliff," you would not have had those thrilling experiences.  I hope your feelings of fear will diminish as I prove My faithfulness to you time after time.  Let Me suggest a technique that can help.  When you face an event that unnerves you, take time to affirm your trust in Me - repeatedly, if need be.  This takes your attention off yourself and your fear, helping you focus on Me and My great faithfulness.

Though I'm pleased by your willingness to depend on Me in tough situations, I desire much more from you.  I want you to rely on Me even when you feel competent to handle a situation yourself.  I have given you talents  and abilities.  When you utilize them, remember to do so thankfully, asking Me to help you use them wisely: according to My will.   This collaborative way of doing things will not only help you accomplish more, it will also keep you close to Me - commuting with Me, delighting in Me, enjoying Me.

- Jesus

(Dear Jesus / Sarah Young)

Scripture Insight:  Philippians 4:13 and Lamentations 3:22-23