To be honest, I'm going to hate leaving this verse...first because of its simplicity, and second because it is such a great reminder of the joy we are to have, no matter what!
In Priscilla Shirer's Bible Study, "Seed", the second session covers Scriptures that remind us that whatever we have been given by God, through our faith in Jesus, is enough. We do not have to be whiny children constantly asking for more when we realize that He has given us everything we need to accomplish whatever it is that He is asking of us, and we need no more than that. Isn't that a great realization to come to terms with? If I need something to do what God sets before me to do, He'll supply it. Otherwise, "don't need it!" Being freed from the need for more and more stuff can certainly be a reason for a big shout of a hallelujah kind of joy!
God is enough - He gives us enough - we can rejoice in the fact that He will not turn His back on His children. He sees, He hears, He cares. When we feel that He hasn't supplied our needs for some reason or another, we need to reevaluate that need and bring it before Him, asking His wisdom to determine if it was really a need, or possibly a "want."
Can we deny that children throughout the world go to bed hungry and starving? How is God supplying their needs? I cannot presume to know the mind of God, but I know that He sees, that He hears, and that He cares for these children of His. When faced with these questions, I have to trust in the God of the Bible who continually reminds us of His infinite love for humanity. And I have to trust Him that He has purpose, and that sometimes He delivers those children from a world of suffering into His loving arms.
Trusting in a God who promises me always "enough" in Him, enough to see me through this life to be ushered into His eternal home, gives me reason to be able to rejoice always. I pray that I would say the same in circumstances much less comfortable than those I enjoy, and I absolutely pray for those around the world who at this very moment are feeling forgotten....you are not. He is there. He sees, He hears, He cares.
In Priscilla Shirer's Bible Study, "Seed", the second session covers Scriptures that remind us that whatever we have been given by God, through our faith in Jesus, is enough. We do not have to be whiny children constantly asking for more when we realize that He has given us everything we need to accomplish whatever it is that He is asking of us, and we need no more than that. Isn't that a great realization to come to terms with? If I need something to do what God sets before me to do, He'll supply it. Otherwise, "don't need it!" Being freed from the need for more and more stuff can certainly be a reason for a big shout of a hallelujah kind of joy!
God is enough - He gives us enough - we can rejoice in the fact that He will not turn His back on His children. He sees, He hears, He cares. When we feel that He hasn't supplied our needs for some reason or another, we need to reevaluate that need and bring it before Him, asking His wisdom to determine if it was really a need, or possibly a "want."
Can we deny that children throughout the world go to bed hungry and starving? How is God supplying their needs? I cannot presume to know the mind of God, but I know that He sees, that He hears, and that He cares for these children of His. When faced with these questions, I have to trust in the God of the Bible who continually reminds us of His infinite love for humanity. And I have to trust Him that He has purpose, and that sometimes He delivers those children from a world of suffering into His loving arms.
Trusting in a God who promises me always "enough" in Him, enough to see me through this life to be ushered into His eternal home, gives me reason to be able to rejoice always. I pray that I would say the same in circumstances much less comfortable than those I enjoy, and I absolutely pray for those around the world who at this very moment are feeling forgotten....you are not. He is there. He sees, He hears, He cares.
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I know I am not forgotten. It is me that sometimes forgets, that the way of my life is the chosen way of God - by God. He leads me.
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