2012-07-05T15:38:44-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/independence/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/dependence-day-6648 2012-07-05T15:38:44-05:00 Prayer is our language of dependency. You can pretty much tell how dependent you are on God by how often you feel the need to cry out to Him in prayer. There is so much more waiting for you if you'll only learn how powerful it is to recognize your powerlessness before God. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/treasure-in-your-desert-6241 2010-12-13T10:40:07-05:00 Just in case you're not sure you can make it through this desert, listen to what your Heavenly Father will do for you there: Deuteronomy 1:31 says, "In the desert...you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way." And like any tired little child, you’ll go much farther with your Father carrying you than you could ever go on your own. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/The-Trouble-with-Fireworks-8046 2008-07-24T15:52:23-05:00 For all the excitement of fireworks, well they only light things up for a little while and then everything goes back to the way it was. Actually, spiritual fireworks work the same way. A lot of Christians base their Christian life on fireworks. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/Declaring-Your-Independence-8047 2008-07-24T15:50:57-05:00 I heard about a tribe in Alaska where they believe that we all carry this backpack through life; and in it there are rocks. Every time we do something wrong, it puts another rock in our backpack, and you carry around the guilt and shame and the regrets and the consequences of all those things.