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"I've got no strings to hold me down, to make me fret, to make me frown!" sang little Pinocchio as he danced glibly around the stage, string-less and worry-less, as the other puppets look sadly on, connected by strings like true marionettes. Maybe you recognize this scene from the 1945 Disney Pinocchio movie. For some reason, that made me think about our strings. I think we pride ourselves to be like Pinocchio: chipper, happy, and totally independent (although not quite as wooden.) Well, in reality, we are totally dependent on God. Our talents, our future, our past, our present, and our circumstances are all in the hand's of God. Sure, our decisions change things, but God's in control; nothing we do happens without Him planning it. Good grief, we don't even control our body! You can't tell your cells to burn glucose to give you energy, or your heart to beat, or your stomach juices to digest the food. (Say it with me, eww. Very good.) But God looks after us and the air we breath is the evidence of His mercy. We owe it all to Him---He is a good God! He has given us so much to be thankful for: talents, family, food, clothes, friends, youth groups, school, parties...the air! And mostly the gift of His Son, who died on the cross instead of us. This is my favorite example of our dependence on God: He did it when we couldn't. We can't save ourselves, but He can! Kind of like how in the entire movie, his friends are always getting Pinocchio out of scrapes.
                             
                      I hoped you liked this post! Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go watch Pinocchio...

                                                                                   ----page turner

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  1. Bevy @ Treasured Up and PonderedAugust 18, 2015 at 6:20 PM

    eww!!! Did I say it right?

    You're so right on. So many times do we think we control everything about us - but in reality it is only nothing we can do.

    You're such a great writer - Savannah!! We'll stay in touch.

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