Recently, I was sitting with my brother and his little three year old son, Pierce.  While my brother and I were talking we could not help but notice that Pierce was struggle to get his toy to work properly. Regardless of how many times my brother or I would try to help him by showing him the way the toy was to operate, he would just push us away.  He wanted to figure it out on his own.  Although we could of saved him a lot of time and even some pain, he was content to independently handle it on his own. God's children can be a lot like that. God has provided us with many blessing so that we can experience the abundant joy that He wants for us.  However, there are times when we fail to understand the proper place for blessing in our life. Like pierce we struggle along trying to figure it all out on our own, only to fail again and again.  

The prophet Jeremiah makes a powerful statement in Jeremiah 31:33 "......I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I WILL BE THEIR GOD."  Can you hear the longing inside of God for us to treat Him as God?  To depend on Him and not our own independence? To lean on him for everything? To live a life that revolves around Him?  God says, There will be a people that will completely abandon their independence in order to live a life solely dependent on God (Abba Father).  Ask yourself this question, "What arena of my life has the spirit of independence caused me to avoid total dependence on God?"  Once the Holy Spirit shows you that area, immediately repent, don't wait, and began the steps of surrender.  When you let go you will began to recognize changes in your life that can only occur because the Hand of God will pick up what you let go.