You Need God

You Need God “Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” Matthew 6:8 How dependant are you in your own ability in your daily life? Do you feel that you are in complete control, and don't need God for anything? When we pray to God we do not need to pray on and on repeating ourselves and our wants and needs, as God knows all our needs even before we ask him. We however need to be in partnership with God in everything we do. We cannot do everything ourselves, but need God’s help in accomplishing anything. I recently received an E-Mail from a friend of mine which illustrates this partnership we need with God. A man had recently purchased a new house whose yard was overgrown with weeds, and after much work he had transformed the yard into a beautiful garden, with beautiful flower beds and a lovely manicured lawn. Pointing to his work of art he said to his neighbor “Look at what I did here.” His neighbor corrected him and said “you mean look at what God and I did here.” The owner replied, “I guess you’re right, but you should have seen the shape this yard was in when He was taking care of it by Himself.” The above joke expresses a wonderful spiritual truth—we are co-workers with God. This applies to every aspect of our lives including prayer, which is implied in the scripture above. God is our partner in both the physical and spiritual areas of life. Through prayer we work with Him in dealing with the hardships we face, and the trials and troubles that confront us every day. We need the comfort, peace and understanding He brings to confront and defeat the temptations we face on a daily basis. We need to partner with God and trust him for everything and He will provide. You can't get by depending on yourself, you need God. My Daily Devotional Volume Six August 4 Robert William Brock, Jr.