Good Morning Garden

YOU CAN ACHIEVE THE VICTORIOUS LIFE through living in deep dependence on Me. People usually associate victory with success: not falling or stumbling, not making mistakes. But those who are successful in their own strength tend to get their own way, forgetting about Me. It is always through problems and failure, weakness and neediness that you learn to rely on Me.

True dependence is not simply asking Me to bless what you have decided to do. It is coming to Me with an open mind and heart, inviting Me to plant My desires within you. I may infuse within you a dream that seems far beyond your reach. You know that in yourself you cannot achieve such a goal. Thus begins your journey of profound reliance on Me. It is a faith-walk, taken one step at a time, leaning on Me as much as you need. This is not a path of continual success but of multiple failures. However, each failure is followed by a growth spurt, nourished by increased reliance on Me. Enjoy the blessedness of a victorious life, through deepening your dependence on Me.

Psalm 34:17-18      The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Michael & Alison Smitherman

The Singing NetSurfers

I will sing to my Lord as long as I live, I will sing

praise to my God while I have my

It seems so contradictory to view failure as means to victory, but that is the way we must travel our path. Human nature tends to ignore God when things are going well, and then we raise ourselves to a place of pride and self-reliance. This is the source of our true failures and blinds us to God’s plan for ultimate victory.

The path to that victory is not filled with a string of self-perpetuated success and greater comfort. It is only assured by taking the rocky and narrow path of self-denial and reliance on God. It is often a rough road, but remember this. The road to failure is wide, flat and easy is the way. Thus so many take this path that leads to darkness. Take the road to the light, and endure all it brings with trust, hope and reliance on God. Then and only then will true victory be assured.

Rocky road anyone?

Peace,

Z gardener