How To Live a Blessed Life: Depending On God With Pastor Rick Warren

I humbly depend on God instead of myself
1. I depend on God's wisdom, not mine
Proverbs 14:12
Proverbs 3:5-7
  - You get God's wisdom when you pray and read the Bible
James 1:5
 - You talk to God throughout your day and you are reading His word on a daily basis
 - God's wisdom and will are in God's word
2. I depend on God's strength, not mine
Psalm 84:5a
Isaiah 40:31
Psalm 71:16a I walk in the strength of the Lord.
Psalm 73:26
2 Corinthians 12:8-10
3. I depend on God's timing, not mine
Isaiah 20:60
Psalm 31:14-15
Delay is not a denial
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Michah 7:7
While I'm waiting, God's working
God always gives His best to those who wait
4. I depend on God's defense, not mine
Psalm 2:12
Psalm 62:5-7
5. I depend on God's wealth, not mine
Phil 4:19
My job is a channel but God is the source
How to take steps of dependance
1. Make a public declaration of dependance (baptism)
Romans 6:3-5