Emphasis Preaching Journal

Dependency in relationships in recent years has become a sign of weakness to be avoided at all costs. But dependency is a part of the interrelatedness of life. A counselor writes that a mature person can be honest about his dependency and grateful for what it contributes to his life. The mature person can kneel by his bed at night, turn himself over to God, and say: "Lord, you have been running this universe for several million years and I guess you can run it all night without my worrying about it.