SECURING DIVINE HELP THROUGH TOTAL DEPENDENCE ON GOD

SECURING DIVINE HELP THROUGH TOTAL DEPENDENCE ON GOD

By Rev. Samuel Arimoro

Main Text: Proverbs 3:5-6

Key Verse:
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.” — Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV)

Supporting Texts: Psalm 127:1-2, Jeremiah 17:5-8, Psalm 20:7, John 15:5, 2 Chronicles 20:12

Description: Divine help is fully released when a believer abandons self-reliance and rests completely on God.

INTRODUCTION
One of the greatest struggles of modern believers is the battle between self-dependence and God-dependence. While education, experience, connections, and effort have their place, none of these can replace total dependence on God. Scripture clearly teaches that human strength is limited, but God’s power is unlimited.

Total dependence on God is not weakness; it is spiritual intelligence. It is recognising that without God, even the strongest human effort will fail, but with God, the weakest person can prevail. Throughout Scripture, those who leaned fully on God enjoyed supernatural help that defied logic.

This message reveals that divine help is not accessed through self-confidence but through God-confidence. When a believer acknowledges God in all things and trusts Him completely, heaven steps in with guidance, provision, protection, and victory.

1.  TOTAL DEPENDENCE ON GOD ACKNOWLEDGES HUMAN LIMITATION
When a believer recognises their insufficiency, they create room for God’s sufficiency.

a) Human strength is limited (Psalm 127:1)
Without God’s involvement, human labour ends in futility and frustration.

b) Self-reliance attracts weakness (Jeremiah 17:5)
Trusting in man brings spiritual dryness and vulnerability.

c) God resists pride but supports dependence (James 4:6)
God’s help flows where humility is evident.

d) Awareness of limitation invites divine intervention (2 Corinthians 3:5)
Our sufficiency comes from God alone.

Biblical Example:
King Jehoshaphat openly admitted Judah’s helplessness and God responded with supernatural victory (2 Chronicles 20:12-22).

2.  TOTAL DEPENDENCE ON GOD RELEASES DIVINE DIRECTION
When God is fully trusted, He takes responsibility for guidance.

a) God directs the paths of the dependent (Proverbs 3:6)
Acknowledging God brings clarity and direction.

b) The Spirit leads those who trust God (Romans 8:14)
Divine guidance is reserved for surrendered hearts.

c) Leaning on understanding leads to error (Isaiah 55:8-9)
God’s ways surpass human reasoning.

d) Trust invites divine ordering (Psalm 37:23)
God establishes the steps of those who depend on Him.

Biblical Example:
Abraham obeyed God without knowing the destination, and God guided him into destiny (Genesis 12:1-4).

3.  TOTAL DEPENDENCE ON GOD ATTRACTS SUPERNATURAL HELP
God manifests His power when human strength ends.

a) God works where man is helpless (John 15:5)
Apart from Christ, lasting success is impossible.

b) Divine help replaces human struggle (Psalm 46:1)
God becomes a present help in trouble.

c) Trusting God activates heaven’s resources (Psalm 20:7)
Victory does not come by earthly systems but by the Lord.

d) God shows Himself strong for the dependent (2 Chronicles 16:9)
God actively supports those who rely on Him.

Biblical Example:
Moses depended totally on God at the Red Sea, and divine help opened a way where none existed (Exodus 14:13-31).

4.  TOTAL DEPENDENCE ON GOD PRODUCES REST AND SUSTAINED VICTORY
Those who depend on God enjoy peace and long-term success.

a) Dependence produces inner rest (Matthew 11:28-29)
Trusting God removes anxiety and pressure.

b) God sustains those who rely on Him (Isaiah 26:3-4)
Perfect peace is the reward of trust.

c) Dependence prevents burnout (Psalm 55:22)
Casting burdens on the Lord ensures preservation.

d) God finishes what He starts (Philippians 1:6)
God completes the destiny of those who trust Him.

Biblical Example:
David relied on God from shepherd boy to king and experienced consistent divine help (Psalm 18:2).

CONCLUSION
Total dependence on God is the secret to consistent divine help. When believers stop leaning on their own understanding and fully trust God, heaven takes responsibility for their journey. God never fails those who depend on Him completely.

As you surrender your plans, strength, and future to God, divine help will locate you. From today, your life will no longer be driven by self-effort but by God’s power and guidance.

PRAYER POINTS
1. Father, deliver me from every form of self-reliance.
2. Lord, teach me to trust You with all my heart.
3. Every pride resisting divine help in my life, be uprooted.
4. Holy Spirit, help me to depend fully on God daily.
5. Father, take over every area where I have struggled alone.
6. Let divine help replace human limitation in my life.
7. Lord, direct my steps as I depend on You.
8. I receive grace to surrender my plans to God completely.
9. Every anxiety and burden, I cast you upon the Lord.
10. From today, I rest fully in God’s power and provision.

PROPHETIC DECLARATIONS
1. You shall not struggle where divine help is available.
2. God shall take over every burden in your life.
3. You shall walk in divine direction and clarity.
4. Every limitation of human strength is broken over you.
5. God’s power shall perfect your weaknesses.
6. You shall enjoy supernatural help in every situation.
7. Anxiety shall give way to divine rest in your life.
8. God shall finish His good work in you gloriously.
9. Your trust in God shall never be put to shame.
10. From today, your life shall be sustained by divine help alone.