Independance. A Good Thing?

I was visiting a blog of one of my friends this morning and posted a comment on one of his posts that I wanted to share with all of you. It was something I had never really put much thought into until I was inspired to do so after reading what he had to say about being independant. I have always appreciated any and all independance I have been granted and I am very greatful to be able to celebrate a special holiday like the fourth of July (Independance Day). But, how far do we go with this whole idea of independance when it comes to our relationship with The Almight God?

Written below is the comment I left on my friend's blog.


We're not really suppose to teach our children to be independant at all. Actually, we are simply transitioning the responsibility over to God. As our children grow and mature, they are to look to God for everything instead of us. Independance should never even be in our vocabulary because we simply shouldn't make it our own. We should all look to God and depend on Him for everything and as our children watch us throughout their childhood, depending on Him and not doing or saying anything without first checking in with Him, they will learn exactly what to do. I say we should fight against independance because that is what the world teaches. God teaches dependance. Oh, how beautiful it truly is when it is used as it should be. ;)

I have a motto:

Always question the world. Never question God.