Total Dependency on God Explained
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Summary
In one line: Dependency on God — not Bible reading — proves you are a believer: when everything breaks and no scripture comes out, can you still lie at His feet?
Key points
- "A believer doesn't move, speak or start a venture unless God does." Success isn't guaranteed by brilliance or strength — "some trust in chariots… we trust in the Lord" (Psalm 20:7).
- "If God sends me He goes ahead and clears the road — if He is with me, who can overpower me?" (Romans 8:31)
- The evidence isn't much praying — it's whether you can wait on the Lord when prayer doesn't seem to work (Isaiah 40:31).
Transcript
Automatic captions, reflowed into paragraphs. Scripture references are highlighted; passages that sound like read scripture are set apart; people and spiritual beings are in bold.
depend on God.
So understand this by the spirit of the living God, understand this
that as a believer in the Lord,
as a believer in the Lord Jesus,
God expects dependency.
In fact, your dependence on God proves that you're a believer.
Your dependence on God proves you a Christian.
Reading the Bible doesn't prove it.
Yes.
Because you can read the Bible without a test. you'll just be fine.
Come on.
You can quote scriptures when everything is going well.
But when everything breaks,
you don't have the energy to pray.
Come on here.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE STRENGTH to lift your hands.
Come on.
No scripture is coming out of your mouth.
Yeah. Yeah.
DO YOU STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO AND lay at HIS FEET AND SAY, "FATHER, YOU ARE MY STRENGTH. You are my sal." I FEEL LIKE I'M PREACHING TO MYSELF.
applause
THAT is the evidence of a believer.
applause
A believer does not move unless God moves.
Yes.
A BELIEVER DOES NOT SPEAK unless God speaks.
A believer DOES NOT GO INTO ANY venture
unless God gives them direction. Why?
Because our success is not guaranteed by our brilliance. Our success is not guaranteed by our genius. Our success is not guaranteed by our strength.
Because other trust in chariots, other trust in money. Other trust in everything else. But we trust in the Lord.
Amen.
If God establishes it, then I will win.
Yes. Amen.
IF GOD SENDS ME, THEN HE WILL GO ahead of me.
Amen. IF GOD GOES AHEAD OF ME, THEN HE WILL CLEAR THE ROAD FOR ME.
AMEN.
IF I AM CHALLENGED AND THE LORD IS WITH ME, WHO CAN OVERPOWER ME?
The evidence of a believer is not too much praying.
Because people can pray
until when prayer doesn't work. Can you wait on the Lord?
Come on.
I feel like I'm talking to some people now.
[cheering]