How Will God Provide for My Needs

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How Will God Provide For My Needs?


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Jocelyn Soriano

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How Will God Provide For My Needs?

And dont be concerned about what to eat and what to

drink. Dont worry about such things...your Father alreadyknows your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else,

and he will give you everything you need. Luke 12:29-30

Sigh...if only it were that easy. For many of us however, we see

ourselves as exceptions to that we deserve to worry, dont

we?! After all, weve just been fired from our low-paying job,

the rent hasnt been paid yet, there is no food at the fridge, and

our money is only enough for this weeks groceries. How can

we not worry?

Look at the ravens. They dont plant or harvest or store food

in barns, for God feeds them. And you are far more valuable to

him than any birds! Luke 12:24

But were not like birds, are we? We need gasoline for our cars,gas for the kitchen, insurance for our health, mortgage payments

for the house, tuition for the kids, and a little extra money just in

case something else goes wrong!

Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?

And if worry cant accomplish a little thing like that, whats

the use of worrying over bigger things? Luke 12:25-26

Well, yeah. Youve got a point in there. Worrying does lead us

nowhere. But what else can we do?


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Good question, isnt it? What ELSE can we do? Well, it seems

God has given us a lot of options in there. We can do

ANYTHING we can do to help solve the situation EXCEPT to

WORRY!

Thats right. No one ever said we should do nothing. After all,

were not like birds, are we? We have a far more advanced

mind that can think deeper and wider, that can explore various

solutions available for us. Thats the more practical thing we

SHOULD be doing.

But what if we couldnt think of any solution? we ask. Wellthen, if we cant think of any, why worry? Worry isnt ever

going to be a part of the solution anyways. But trust can. Faith

can. Resting in Gods wisdom and providence can. And I

believe thats the point Jesus wanted to make. Let us try to do

everything within our powers, and then leave the rest to God, a

Higher Power that can definitely see us through!

But then we continue to ask, Weve only got enough for a

weeks budget, or for a few days food. What if no help arrives

after that?

God understands our fears, and He knows that many times, we

mistake those fears for a real need. Whats the difference

anyways? A fear is something that may or may not happen. A

need is something we have to address at the very moment wherewe are. So youve got a budget for a weeks groceries. That

means God has given you the means to survive today and for the

rest of the week as well. Whats bothering you is not that your


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current need could not be met, but a future need, a fear that may

or may not come into reality.

Lets take a look at the story of ELIJAH:

Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab,

As surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, livesthe God I

servethere will be no dew or rain during the next few years

until I give the word!

Then the Lord said to Elijah, Go to the east and hide by Kerith

Brook, near where it enters the Jordan River. Drink from thebrook and eat what the ravens bring you, for I have commanded

them to bring you food.

So Elijah did as the Lord told him and camped beside Kerith

Brook, east of the Jordan. The ravens brought him bread and

meat each morning and evening, and he drank from the brook.

But after a while the brook dried up, for there was no rainfall

anywhere in the land.

Then the Lord said to Elijah, Go and live in the village of

Zarephath, near the city of Sidon. I have instructed a widow

there to feed you.

1 Kings 17:1-8

Since there was to be no rain for the next few years, God

provided for Elijahs needs by pointing him towards the Kerith

Brook. And when the brook dried up, God instructed him to go

to Zarephath, where his needs shall continue to be provided for.


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Notice that the brook dried up first! There was no word

beforehand from the Lord saying something like, Elijah, you

shouldnt worry about your needs. Look! Ive found this

brook for you. Sometime soon, this will also dry up, butdont you worry. I will then send you to a widow who will

feed you.

There was no assurance like that. In fact, it was only after the

brook dried up that God provided for him another way by which

to survive.

This is very different from the way we want to be provided for.Weve been used to having a lot of surplus in our hands, or some

kind of insurance that will see us through in case some

unexpected things happen. If we dont have a big allowance like

that, we become fearful because we dont know where were

going to find the things to address our needs.

It isnt wrong to think logically. God has indeed given us a

mind to plan wisely and to take care of our finances. Whats

wrong is when we LIMIT ourselves to our plans. And when our

plans dont work one way or the other, we PANIC! We lose

heart, and we forget from where all good things really come

fromfrom GOD.

Our confidence and peace should not be anchored with the

material things that can get stolen away from us. It should beanchored in GOD alone. Thats Gods point in wanting us to

trust Him, to save us from unnecessary worries that give us so

much stress and even affects our health.


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Let us continue with ELIJAHs STORY:

So he went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the gates of the

village, he saw a widow gathering sticks, and he asked her,

Would you please bring me a little water in a cup? As she was

going to get it, he called to her, Bring me a bite of bread, too.

But she said, I swear by the Lord your God that I dont have a

single piece of bread in the house. And I have only a handful

of flour left in the jar and a little cooking oil in the bottom of

the jug. I was just gathering a few sticks to cook this last meal,

and then my son and I will die.

But Elijah said to her, Dont be afraid! Go ahead and do just

what youve said, but make a little bread for me first. Then use

whats left to prepare a meal for yourself and your son. For this

is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There will always be

flour and olive oil left in your containers until the time when the

Lord sends rain and the crops grow again!

So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her son

continued to eat for many days. There was always enough flour

and olive oil left in the containers, just as the Lord had promised

through Elijah.

1 Kings 17:10-16

The widow only had enough for one last meal! Note what she

said: I was just gathering a few sticks to cook this last meal,

and then my son and I will die.


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The widow thought she and her son were already going to starve

to death! And why not? All that she had was only enough for

ONE LAST MEAL. But even that doesnt say that they werent

being provided for. They had enough for that meal. And afterusing everything she had, it was time for Gods providence to

manifest itself: ...she and Elijah and her son continued to eat

for many days. There was always enough flour and olive oil

left in the containers, just as the Lord had promised through

Elijah.

God provides JUST IN TIME, and not a minute late. And He

provides for ALL our NEEDS, not just for food, for our Fatherknows everything we lack.

One real concern God is well aware of is our concern for our

health. He knows how much money we need in case any of our

loved ones get sick. He knows how great our fear is, especially

when we dont have enough savings or insurance for it.

In the story of Elijah and the widow, one of our most

dreadful fears happened, when a loved ones get sick and we

have no money or any kind of means to help them in their

sickness:

Some time later thewomans son became sick. He grew worseand worse, and finally he died.Then she said to Elijah, O man

of God, what have you done to me? Have you come here topoint out my sins and kill my son?

But Elijah replied, Give me your son. And he took the childs

body from her arms, carried him up the stairs to the room where


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he was staying, and laid the body on his bed. Then Elijah cried

out to the Lord, O Lord my God, why have you brought

tragedy to this widow who has opened her home to me, causing

her son to die?

And he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried

out to the Lord, O Lord my God, please let this childs life

return to him. The Lord heard Elijahs prayer, and the life of

the child returned, and he revived! Then Elijah brought him

down from the upper room and gave him to his mother. Look!

he said. Your son is alive!

Then the woman told Elijah, Now I know for sure that you are

a man of God, and that the Lord truly speaks through you.

1 Kings 17:17-24

Indeed, our TRUE ASSURANCE is in GOD, not in material

wealth, not even in the imperfect people we often depend upon!

Lets take a look at what happens when we have all the material

wealth we think we need but forget from whom all such gifts

came from:

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Then he told them a story: A rich man had a fertile farm thatproduced fine crops. He said to himself, What should I do? I

dont have room for all my crops. Then he said, I know! Ill

tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then Ill have room

enough to store all my wheat and other goods. And Ill sit back


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and say to myself, My friend, you have enough stored away for

years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!

But God said to him, You fool! You will die this very night.

Then who will get everything you worked for?

Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a

rich relationship with God.

-Luke 12:16-21

So dont be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great

happiness to give you the Kingdom.- Luke 12:32


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