More on dependency

Discipline seems to be a recurring subject in my recent weeks. On work terms, I tend to collapse into a more undisciplined self, opting for pre-made (McDonalds)/quick-to-make (instant noodles) foods instead of actually cooking out a meal. Leaving things a mess and say I'll clean it up later (my living room). Life converges into a state of rushing in and out of the house, meeting deadlines and trying to get work done. Especially since GS tends to pile alot of reading and projects on you. Yay.

Dependency on God
Several thoughts has dominated my thoughts lately. One was posed as a question.

Why is it that people feel okay depending on substance (ie coffee) or people (ie professors) or other such things (ie Wikipedia and...okay, just Wikipedia), and have no problem with it, but freak out when they are asked to depend on God?

I depend on people all day long. Uncle Mikey to feed me at Mikey's. The grocery store shelver to stack the groceries. Rogers workers to give me Internet and cell phone coverage. The janitor to take out the lab garbage. Jacky to lend me equipment from his lab cuz mine doesn't have much yet (lol. That's my shout-out for the day). I say thank you to all of them (or at least, my wallet does, if I forgot)

Yet I never give God a second thought, when I finally found the short in my circuit, avoided bad drivers on Westmount (Geez. How did some of these people pass their G?), getting my OGS application to Lisa just in time (with almost no line up!) or not getting sick from our Plaza adventures...but I digress.

Why is it more natural for one to depend what can be seen, yet breaks promises (we are depraved, after all)...but not on the One that doesn't?

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

- Hebrews 11.1

At the same time, we're not called to a blind faith. There is no love in blind faith. We're called to understand. It is quite difficult to love someone you don't know. In learning and thinking about such things, we become steps closer to 'loving your God with all your heart, soul and mind'