For us living in the USA, today is Independence Day. It is the day when we celebrate our declaration of independence from England. We celebrate it because independence is a big thing for us in the US. We are proud of our independence. That self reliant leave-me-alone-I-can-take-care-of-myself kind of spirit. Today we shoot fireworks to celebrate, but all year long we teach it to our children and proclaim it to the world. Live free or die. Work hard. Do your own thing. Learn to be independent. From the time we are very little, we are taught to fight for, obtain, and hold on to our independence. That is my problem.
I recently read a little book by Andrew Murray called Absolute Surrender. It reminded me of what I knew the Bible proclaims. Independence is not the answer. It is not the best way to live. The best way to live a happy, joyful, holy life is not independence. It’s in dependence . . . on God. Today, I celebrate my “In Dependence” day.
de·pend·ence
Noun
1. The state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else.
Synonyms
dependency – reliance – trust – confidence – subjection