Living in need

I think that most believers go through periods when their needs or the task at hand is greater than their resources. Sometime the need far exceeds the resources. I've been listening to a radio broadcast, that I enjoy, and there is now at the end of the broadcast a stating of an urgent need of funds to continue. Anyone well acquainted with church work, will know that there are always financial ups and downs. It is not an accident. God is working in all things to bring about His divine purpose. A great part of that purpose is to teach us to rely on Him. Now, how could that happen if we never had a need?

Pay attention to this: it is easy to believe in God as a provider, when every time your reach in your pocket, you find money; it is when you reach in your pocket and pull out nothing but lint, that you are living where the rubber meets the road. But how could that happen when I say my prayers and eat my veggies? Listen, financial need is neither a miscarriage of divine justice, nor a surprise to the Almighty. Remember always: the God we serve always has our best interest at heart. Not only that, but He wants us to cry out to Him in our distresses and with our needs. He wants to be closer to us, so He puts in place the things that will cause us to rely on Him fully.

So, what do we do when we find ourselves in need? Give something to someone. Nothing makes you feel better than giving. Thank God for what you do have. The easiest thing to do when you are in need is to become bitter, and the absolute best way to combat that is to thank God for the good gifts He has already given you. Finally, Trust God. It's not always the easiest thing for us to wrap our minds around, but it is that attitude that is thankful and trusting, whether you have or don't have, that God will honor.