Walking out my front door I spotted the rain that had collected on the leaves of our plants this past week. The thought crossed my mind that while I had slept the night away, God had walked through my garden provided everything necessary for this wonderful tree to thrive. If He will provide the refreshing rains to water the trees then surely He will take care of my needs too. Isn't God amazing! There is evidence of His presence and provision all around us if we'd only take the time to notice.
Matthew 6:25-34 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."
What are you stressed about today? Is God already taking care of your needs? Are you thanking Him for what He has done and provided for you? Are you so focused on your wants that your missing the fact that your needs have been met?
I know a lot of people struggle with this, myself included, but it brings to mind Phillippians 4:12-13, most people know verse 13 but tend to not mention 12. He wrote: for I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned to be content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want...I can do all things through Christ, because He gives me strength!
Posted by: Glenda Hanes | November 10, 2009 at 02:07 PM