Depend on God not man.

Thomas Kempis once wrote: “A man ought to root himself so firmly in God that he will not need the consolation of men.”

Think about that quote for a bit. Is our relationship so string with God that we don’t need anyone else to lean on? If we think about it that is the way it should be because God can take care of all of our burdens where man can not!

Look what the scriptures say:

Psalm 118:8 It is better to trust in the Lord, Than to put confidence in man.

Jeremiah 17:5 Thus says the Lord:
“Cursed is the man who trusts in man
and makes flesh his strength,
whose heart turns away from the Lord.

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.

John 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.

Isaiah 2:22 Stop regarding man
in whose nostrils is breath,
for of what account is he?

We can not even trust our own selves apart from a new heart in Christ so why do we want to lean on another human when we can lean on God for all our needs??? 
So let us cast all of our cares upon Him as we are instructed in the Word:

1 Peter 5:7
7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Tom