Total Dependency

So, this week my wife is out of town in Raleigh for the whole week. Which means....I am at the house all by myself! Now, for most men out there, this is a good thing. However, for Jason Gaston, this brings fear. What will I eat? What will I wear? (yes, Katie helps me pick out outfits sometimes or else I'd look even worse than I already do; ex: I'd wear crocs, sweatpants, and a collared shirt to work = fired!) What will I do for the night? Of course I am stretching this, but not much! The fact of the matter is, I don't realize how dependent I am upon someone until they're gone.

It's like that for folks when they take off for college for the first time and they realize mamma ain't there to wash their dirty britches. It happens when parents let go of their children for the first time when they're trying to learn to ride a bike. It happens every single day. We are so dependent upon things outside of ourselves, because we need more than just ourselves in life.

We need community. We need a group of people who love us and who encourage us and who we can share and "do" life with. Without it, we become lifeless. When one is removed from a community of people, it's then that they realize just how dependent they are on others to help them walk through life.

But more than that, we need God. Our lives are utterly and completely dependent upon the "Sustainer" of the universe. You see, without Him, we are nothing. Without Him, we have no hope. Without Him, we have no source of true life. I have found myself wandering down the road trying to get things done on my own before, and the truth is....it can't be done. I need God. I need Him for everything because He is my everything. He is the ROCK upon which I stand.