... I (Debbie) realize that isn't always the best goal. Sure, God wants mature, growing believers. He doesn't want us to remain static or unchanged. But He also says, over and over, that we are to be like little children and I can't help but believe that I get into trouble every time I get "too big for my britches."
One of the things God challenged me with at the beginning of this year was to "regress" - to think about what it means to be His child. To do this, He reminded me about life as an infant. A baby is helpless. Without constant care and attention to very basic needs, the baby will not live to be a toddler. No baby ever said, "I can do this on my own. I don't need my parents' help."
Yet how often I say that to "Abba," my Heavenly Dad, if not verbally then by my actions. I act self-sufficient until I get into trouble and then I call for help, "bawling" loudly. How much better to face the facts that "I can do nothing on my own." If Jesus said this about Himself and the Father (at least 4 times in the Gospel of John) then I am really, truly helpless. And so much better off when I admit it.
There are so many things I realize I have to depend on Him completely for this year: our ministry finances; needs of our children; losing weight and getting healthy. I can't afford to crawl out into the big bad world alone. I need Abba.
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