tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379348459799634768.post2990408020475782338..comments2024-03-15T20:40:42.249-07:00Comments on The State of the Union: God Delays to Prepare the Way for Us (and Vice Versa)Arthur Christopher Schaperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447642567461072221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379348459799634768.post-87452359519969189432014-08-28T11:36:13.853-07:002014-08-28T11:36:13.853-07:00When we understand that He is our life (Colossians...When we understand that He is our life (Colossians 3: 4), then receiving grace from Him for all things is easy. The hard part is that we are still to alive to our own efforts, not realizing the full impact of Jesus' clear assertion:<br /><br />"Apart from me, ye can do nothing." (John 15: 5)<br /><br />That was not a mild sophistry. That is the truth. When we understand that every good and perfect gift comes from above (James 1: 17), and that we can only receive anything if it comes from above (John 3) then we have no problem depending on Him for everything. (John 3: 27)Arthur Christopher Schaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447642567461072221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379348459799634768.post-15947719808493208302014-08-28T05:31:20.896-07:002014-08-28T05:31:20.896-07:00Sure wish I could depend on God more and stop maki...Sure wish I could depend on God more and stop making my own way. I do this because I try to be a responsible person. Thank you for this great post to remind me!CatPaq33https://www.blogger.com/profile/01092465426855100939noreply@blogger.com