dumb sheep dave

Promoting Jesus Dependency

  • Only the proud are risk-averse,

    but the humble are willing to risk humiliation, for the humble have nothing to lose, not caring one iota about their own worthiness, performance, reputation.  Only the proud are fearful of failure and the accompanying awful pain of self-hate.  The humble never hate themselves, no matter how bad their humiliation.  Only the proud struggle with…

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  • Are Christians followers of Jesus?

    No, a follower of Jesus is a Jesus-dependent, a dumb sheep, asking about everything, thanking about everything, doing nothing on his own, curious and expectant to see what ShepherdJesus does next, in the sheep, in others, in circumstances.  A follower of Jesus, a dumb sheep, a childlike, is never stressed, never hurried, never worried, and…

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  • Who is the greatest Christian alive today?

    Surprise.  Jesus said, the childlike are.  The weak, meek, humble — the Jesus-dependents who embrace and enjoy their weakness, lowliness, are not bothered by the threat of losing somebody status — adultlike/shepherd status, and having it replaced with a lowly, nobody status.  The ones who need to be somebodies, adultlikes, shepherds, worthy, in order to…

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  • I’ve been good at faking emotional health,

    all my adult life, not only to others, but to myself.  Embarrassing today to see it, but enormously freeing to embrace and enjoy myself, just as I am.   Others too, just as they are.  Circumstances too, just as they are.  I feel no pressure to be something I’m not, in my saner moments, and the…

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  • I honor Jesus with my lips,

    but my heart is far from Him, when I’m leaning on my own understanding, wise in my own eyes, confident I know what’s best for me and others, pursuing my agenda, asking Him to bless my agenda, so I reach my goals, feel worthy.  When I function as an independent/shepherd/CEO, I have the name of…

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  • All believers who work hard at being good,

    who live under the constant burden of performing well, are invited by Jesus to a delightfully-easy way of living, where we no longer need to prove ourselves to God, others, self, as independents, carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders, facing life struggles alone.  Jesus modeled for us a dependent lifestyle, which is…

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  • “Follow me,” said Jesus.

    Stop following yourself, stop your independence, and depend on Me.  Do I follow, in the power of me?  No, that’s independence.  Dependence is a work of the Spirit, a gift from Above, as a result of fresh conviction of the sin of independence/self-confidence/self-reliance.  The fruit of dependency, is amazing humility and amazing love, joy, peace. …

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  • Young doctor/team-leader of missionaries in rural Uganda,

    just diagnosed with colon cancer.   All of World Harvest is in shock.  I’m copying his letter to his Pray-ers below, because it will point you to Jesus.  This is for your benefit, not his.  He has plenty of folks praying for him. –WeakDave, trying to promote the Jesus-dependency this friend is requesting This past…

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  • Chaplain leads resident to Jesus.

    For the past twenty years I’ve mentored this former pastor, now chaplain of a large nursing home.  Jesus is growing him wonderfully as an example of what GospelFriendships is attempting. –WeakDave, trying to get us believers to do the impossible, operate with Jesus-power — Jesus-humility and Jesus-love, so we will fruitfully love pre-believers into the…

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  • Paul Tripp show us,

    the power of a preacher being the chief confessor.  For those of you who didn’t see this on my Facebook page. http://vimeo.com/61121978# Evangelical delusion. Grace is for failures. –WeakDave, trying to promote the impossibility of following Jesus in the power of me To receive my weekly updates, email me, or search for GospelFriendships (one word)…

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