Put out the fire

Without God, my life has no meaning.

Without God, home, family, friends are expendable and disposable.

Without God, compassion is futile.

Without God, my marriage bonds mean nothing to me.

Without God, I am nothing in a vast world of nothing.

It’s hard for me to imagine a world without God because I do not believe it to be true. God is life, love, compassion, caring, giving, concerned for me and those around me. God is an integral part of every aspect of my life. Along with the good comes the bad. Satan is an ever present force trying to destroy me. Therefore, I cannot imagine trying to overcome Satan’s destructiveness without relying on God’s greater power to enable me to overcome. Alone, without God, I am unable to overcome. Alone, I am unable to resist the forces of Satan. If I were alone, without God, I would have no reason to overcome.

I refrain from saying I ask God for “help.” “Help” is not a strong enough term. Asking God for “help” would be like the man in the picture throwing a little water onto a blazing inferno. I need more from God than just refill my water pail. He’s more than a smoke alarm, although my relationship with him will have sounded some alarms. No, I need God to put out the fire. Rescue me from the danger. Lift me out of the way. He will do this if I will surrender my life to Him and let Him lead me by His Spirit.

Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation—but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

Romans 8:12-14