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I recently taught a study in our home about redefining sucess. In the process, I came up with a word that I couldn't find in the dictionary. Redependence, the choice of aligning ourselves with our original design of dependence on God.

God created us to be fully united with Him, but we became independent and then codependent and now we need to be redependent on Him.

You see, dependence is an interesting word. Webster defines dependent as determined by. God wants us to do nothing apart from Him and He wants us to do His will. Where as independence is our desire to do things on our own. Our problem is that we were created for dependency and so we seek it out in disfunctional ways like codependence where we enable others in unhealthy ways so we are needed. But God wants us to draw everything we need from Him. Because He is everything we need.

I don't like to need. In the worst of circumstances, I will consider interdependence, but dependence bites. I like to entertain thoughts that God may need me. Then I can accept an interdependent connection. But God doesn't need me, He just chooses to use me.

So can I live with me needing God? Because that is what I was created for. And that God would choose to use me? Becasue that is what He created ma for. Sound like a perfect fit. It's time for my redependence.