Quotes About Dependence

It is through problems and failure, weakness and neediness that you learn to rely on Me.

When you cling to old ways and sameness, you resist My work within you. I want you to embrace all that I am doing in your life, finding your security in Me alone.

Waiting for Me to work, with your eyes on Me, is evidence that you really do trust Me.

Your very lack is an opportunity to latch onto Me in unashamed dependence.

My preference is for you to depend on Me continually, trusting Me to guide you and strengthen you as needed. This is how you grow strong in your weakness. JAMES 4:13–15; PROVERBS 3:5 AMP; ISAIAH 40:28–31

Have gratitude for all the ways I keep you intimately connected to Me, including your joyful dependence on Me.

LIVING IN DEPENDENCE ON ME is the way to enjoy abundant life. You are learning to appreciate tough times, because they amplify your awareness of My Presence.

Lean on Me for support; I am indeed your Rock.

Your sense of security must not rest in your possessions or in things going your way. I am training you to depend on Me alone, finding fulfillment in My Presence. This entails being satisfied with much or with little, accepting either as My will for the moment. Instead of grasping and controlling, you are learning to release and receive. Cultivate this receptive stance by trusting Me in every situation.

know it is not my strengths that have prepared me for this adventure but my weaknesses, which amplify my need for You. I've

Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me." —JOHN 15:4

Try to depend on the help of the Spirit as you go through this day of life. Pause briefly from time to time so you can consult with this Holy One inside you. He will not force you to do His bidding, but He will guide you as you give Him space in your life. Walk along this wondrous way of collaboration with My Spirit. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. PSALM 34 : 5

Thank Me for the difficulties in your life, since they provide protection from the idolatry of self-reliance.

ENTRUST YOUR LOVED ONES TO ME; release them into My protective care. They are much safer with Me than in your clinging hands.

I'd never have gotten this far without you," I said. Jack tipped his cap to me. My heart squirmed around to find a new position under my ribs. I closed the door fast before I could say something really stupid.

Max didn't take his hands off her. As they walked to where he'd parked the hired car, he kept his arm round her shoulders, even though he was carrying her cases in his other hand and they kept bumping him.

The only people who spoke to her were Jimmy Vaughn, who was sweet when he wasn't wasted, though he was wasted all the time...

By depending on the great, The small may rise high. See the little plant ascending the tall tree Has climbed to the top.

Only when we cease to rely on our own strength can we discover that God's strength is always there for us.

the laws of God, like the law of gravity, do not depend upon how I feel about them.

It was a hard task catching fish every day, especially if the wind was blowing and the waves were high. Once when I could catch only two and dropped them into the pool, Mon-a-nee ate them quickly and waited for more. When he found that was all I had he swam around in circles, looking at me reproachfully. The

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. (Ps. 143:8 NIV)

Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name! (Ps. 142:7)

It's one of those days I'm glad the gospel is much more about your grasp of me than my grip on you.