Sometimes I fall into this trap on relying on myself … because we all like to be in control, especially in our goals, decisions and of course our lives. And this causes us to rely on our strength instead of Gods strength and His divine providence. This can actually be dangerous because when we choose what we want and not what God wants for His glory, it can result in a kind of ‘Death’ experience… not necessarily physical but Spiritually.
God the Father does not want us to ‘DIE’ but be spared from death. God sent His only Son to die for us not sparingly but WILLINGLY so that we may be free from spiritual death… SIN… impurity, anger, gossip, laziness, etc.
That’s huge. He WILLINGLY gave His only son.
When this ultimate TRUTH over sin (Divine Mercy) does not sink into our hearts, we tend to find security in other things resulting in immaturity and not being able to stand on our two feet. Our immaturity taints our purity … purity in motives, intentions, desires… we rely on our ourselves.
The beautiful thing is that FREEDOM is being SECURE in God.
SECURITY in God will result in MATURITY leading to PURITY of heart.
Lord, may I surrender all of my self, my life and fully rely on your divine providence, clinging on ever so tightly on the security of Jesus Christ.