A bigger view of God ~ a bigger dependence on God

I love it when God gently and lovingly reminds me of a truth I need to think on and put into practice. I don't like the revealing of what is in my heart, but I love that God won't leave me where I am.

Yesterday at church, the statement by the speaker, Paul Briggs, was this:

"Our dependence on God is small because our view of God is too small."

I will admit as I sat in the pew taking notes, I squirmed a bit. (Ok, a lot!) I don't like that statement. I don't like it because it hit too close to home. And I don't like to be reminded of my independent nature and how that is in direct contrast to what God has said in His Word... that I am to be totally, 100% dependent on Him.

And if I am to be completely honest, I really don't want to give up my independence - because when situations pop up, I want to give my ideas to God on how He should deal with the problem. That way I can be assured the outcome will be in line with how I think life should progress. (In case you haven't figured it out by now, the issue I tend to struggle with is trust. I think I should have it down by now... but God keeps gives me opportunities to hone the skill.)

So the thought I had is to turn that statement around. Have a bigger view of God - see Him for Who He is and know and accept the truth that He is completely trustworthy. Then acknowledge and practice that truth in my life by a greater dependence on Him in every facet on my life.

Sounds easy enough on paper - but I have the feeling God will give me more opportunities to put it into practice. Makes me thankful He promises to walk it with me all the way through life!