"Through Our Independence"

"Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of my head; Judah is my lawgiver;"
(Psalms 108:8)

 It is pretty obvious to me that we must be completely dependent upon God, but it is also pretty apparent to me that we tend to try and take the wheel from time to time. Call it confidence or a false security; but what ever it is, and how ever we end up in that frame of mine, it is a dangerous place to be. We seriously lack what it takes to control our own lives, yet we find ourselves being taken to the place of trying to do just that, without even knowing it is happening. Within these next few verses are testimonies of God's promises to David; a point is being made about those victories and triumphs over certain obstacles and hindrances of life and living in a fallen world. If we could just remain focused upon the fact that we are completely dependent upon God for our strength and our ability to remain standing in His grace, then maybe we could avoid falling as often as we do. Is it really that easy? No it is not! It might be simple, but it is far from easy. There are just too many distractions and things that cause us to not stay focused upon the Lord. Maybe that is why God allows us to suffer from time to time, to understand our great need for Him to be in control. It is a very peculiar place we must be in; one that we control by our choices we make, but one that is controlled by God...

""Can you catch Leviathan with a hook or put a noose around its jaw? Can you tie it with a rope through the nose or pierce its jaw with a spike? Will it beg you for mercy or implore you for pity? Will it agree to work for you, to be your slave for life? Can you make it a pet like a bird, or give it to your little girls to play with? Will merchants try to buy it to sell in their shops? Will its hide be hurt by spears or its head by a harpoon? If you lay a hand on it, you will certainly remember the battle that follows. You won't try that again! No, it is useless to try to capture it. The hunter who attempts it will be knocked down. And since no one dares to disturb it, who then can stand up to me? Who has given me anything that I need to pay back? Everything under heaven is mine."" (Job 41:1-11) NLT