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But watch out, you who live in your own light and warm yourselves by your own fires. This is the reward you will receive from me; you will soon fall down in great torment.
-Isaiah 50:11 (NLT)
CONSEQUENCES OF SELF-RELIANCE
A poem and essay by ILMA
Do you think that you can live on your own?
Have you reaped the harvest of what you’ve sown?
Watch out if you live in your own light
It will soon be extinguish and be out of sight
If you think that you can live without God’s insights
You will fall in great torment and will never be right
The consequences of self-reliance is damaging
It leads to sin; hearts are constantly hardening.
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I have lived so many years of my life being independent and self-sufficient. I took pride in individuality and not asking help. I thought that it was a good thing to owe nothing to anyone. I was made to believe that successful people never depended on anyone but themselves. Self-reliance is a concept generated by this materialistic world. In God’s economy, the opposite of independence is what God requires from us. He wants us to be totally dependent on him for everything, just like an infant or a child would be to their parents.
The bible warns those who live in their own light. The consequences of self-reliance is fatal and destructive to the hearts and minds of believers. It hardens the heart.
PRAYER
Lord, keep me focused on your light alone.
REFLECTION
How can a believer practice total dependence on God?
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