Psalm 60:11, HCSB
While reading Psalm 60 earlier this week, this verse struck me. And when I say, "struck me," I mean that it felt like something had smacked me in the head when I read it.
So often, we look to other people to fix our problems. Much of modern culture--or any human society at any point in history--is built on blaming others for bad things that happen to us (whether warranted or not) and depending heavily on others to get what we want. While there's a certain level of human interdependence that is part of God's design, it's important that we recognize that all our needs, physical, emotional, and spiritual, are ultimately met by God.
When we expect others to save us from depression, from harm, from boredom, from a bad job--from whatever we may feel we need saving from--we find that the people we come to rely on are unable to meet all our needs. The "failure" makes sense; God did not design man so man could save himself. That goes for eternal salvation as well as "everyday" salvation.
Let us examine our hearts this week and be honest when asking how heavily we've been relying on others to "fix" our lives. Then let us go to God in prayer and ask that He help us in turning to him for aid. He may not help us in the way we ask, but we have His promise that He will not turn away those who earnestly seek Him.
