Dependência
A dependência de Deus é o caminho da verdadeira liberdade. Sem Cristo, nada podemos fazer. Mas em Deus encontramos sustento, direção e força para todo desafio.
Sem Ele nada podemos
Sem mim nada podeis fazer. O cristão que se desconecta da videira seca — mas o que permanece dá muito fruto.
"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
The Hope of the Faithful, and the Messiah’s Victory
Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust.
I have set the Lord always before me;
Because Heis at my right hand I shall not be moved.
Laboring and Prospering with the Lord
Unless the Lord builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.
For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword,
Nor did their own arm save them;
But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance,
Because You favored them.
The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace."
Depender do Senhor
Confia no Senhor de todo o coração e não te estribes no teu próprio entendimento. Em todos os caminhos o reconhece.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.
A man’s heart plans his way,
But the Lord directs his steps.
There are many plans in a man’s heart,
Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.
The blessing of the Lord makes one rich,
And He adds no sorrow with it.
My flesh and my heart fail;
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Restore us, O Lord God of hosts;
Cause Your face to shine,
And we shall be saved!
God the Help of Those Who Seek Him
I will lift up my eyes to the hills—
From whence comes my help?
My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
He will not allow your foot to be moved;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
If I say, "My foot slips,"
Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.
I called on the Lord in distress;
The Lord answered me andset me in a broad place.
The Lord the Shepherd of His People
The Lordismy shepherd;
I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
Contentamento e confiança
Aprendi a viver contente em toda situação. A dependência de Deus nos livra da ansiedade e nos firma na paz.
Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content:
For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand,
Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’
He gives power to the weak,
And to thosewhohave no might He increases strength.
Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.
For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.
So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
But who am I, and who are my people,
That we should be able to offer so willingly as this?
For all things come from You,
And of Your own we have given You.