Independence Versus Dependence
I don't know what I want to write
But I will write about dependent vs. independent
As our nation is getting ready to celebrate the Fourth of July - our national holiday - Independence Day
I just want to take a moment to reminisce of what happened
and why it's so important that we shouldn't forget this day
We became independent from England through blood, sweat, and tears
So many lives have been lost then and even now
to maintain our level of independence that we now crave
We cannot afford to become dependent on any nations, least of all - ours
We have to depend on God
We cannot be sufficient on our own
God did not make us that way
The minute we say we are
That is when we fall
We have to remember independence means independence from bondage, ties, and restrictions
That is what freedom is all about
God gives us freedom
But He can take it away
If we are not careful
the only freedom we have is from ourselves
We can cultivate freedom
but unless we respect it
it wouldn't be ours
We have to respect the freedom of others
Give them a voice
So that we have a voice
We cannot give something we don't have
Just like they cannot give something they don't have
"Give us freedom or give us death"
You heard that before
It is so precious
We have to treasure it
And unless we know where it is coming from
We are never going to value it
It's from the blood of the men and women
who fight and fought for you and me
It's from the God on high
who is watching over us
We are independent but we are not independent from God
We are dependent but we are not dependent on other man
We will always be dependent but only to the one God - Himself
That is the way He made it
Take care and take heart
Independence is calling you
Rise up to the level He made you to be
"Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last"
It's a quote from Martin Luther King Jr.
Are you free?
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