Five Minute Friday - Rely

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One word. Five minutes to write about it. This is the idea behind Five Minute Friday and this is today's free-writing post.

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Not many things are reliable in this world. Death and taxes, as W.C. Fields pointed out, and those really aren't very pleasant things to think about. It's good to have a reliable car, reliable internet service, and a reliable way to communicate with others. When I'm driving, I often have to rely on my GPS because I don't know my way around the city well at all! It's really important to have a reliable source of income! And hopefully we have family and friends that we can rely on to be there for us and to keep their promises.

But no matter how faithful any of us are, we are still human, and things happen. We forget things we promised. We make mistakes. We run out of resources. We are thwarted by circumstances beyond our control. Sometimes we even change our minds or are thoughtless, or worse, we break our word out of anger or pride or our own hurt feelings.

It's tempting to think there really isn't anything or anyone we can rely on in this world and become jaded. Expecting only the worst from others and from life, and refusing to trust anyone. Maybe we decide we can only rely on ourselves. The old "if you want something done, you have to do it yourself" approach. Which isn't always a bad thing! After all, working hard and doing all you can to take of yourself and be prepared is a wise way to live!

You have to rely on your preparation. You got to really be passionate and try to prepare more than anyone else, and put yourself in a position to succeed, and when the moment comes you got to enjoy, relax, breathe and rely on your preparation so that you can perform and not be anxious or filled with doubt. ~Steve Nash

We should so work as if we were to be saved by our works; and so rely on Jesus Christ, as if we did no work. ~Francis Asbury

Because I cannot rely on myself, I rely on Him, twenty-four hours a day. ~Mother Teresa

There's a limit to how much we can rely on others or ourselves. But we can always rely on God and his promises. He will never fail. He will never leave us or forsake us. 

You are my strength, I sing praise to you;

you, God, are my fortress,

my God on whom I can rely.

~Psalm 59:17~

Teach me your way, LORD,

that I may rely on your faithfulness;

give me an undivided heart,

that I may fear your name.

~Psalm 86:11~

If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.

~I John 4:15-16~

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My humorous quote comes from Frank Zappa, who can always be relied upon for a completely unique take on things:

If you have any idea what he's talking about, please share in the comments! 

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This post is linked at Five Minute Friday for the word prompt "Rely".

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