Provisions

Philippians 4:19 New Living Translation (NLT)

19 And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.

I know that sometimes I forget this one simple promise from our Lord Jesus Christ.

He supplies all our needs and equips us with every thing to face our daily struggles and battles. When funds are low, and stress is high, the enemy creeps in and if we allow it, doubt and fear start climbing that ladder to hopelessness.

Friends, please don’t give up on yourselves, your faith or God.  He is so much bigger and knows so much more, than we can even fathom.  My father used to always say, “The Lord provides for us dummies.” And when he said this, he wasn’t trying to lower himself , just stating that God takes care of all of us~no matter where we are in our lives or who we are.

Hearing that statement over and over again, growing up, taught me to trust in the Lord with strong faith. Has my faith wavered in times of trouble and difficulties? You bet, I wouldn’t be human if I didn’t admit that, nor very honest.  However, even in the darkest of times, this little voice inside my head, repeats those simple words my father spoke, so many years ago and he was right. The Lord has always provided for me, my chidren, my husband and our friends and families.  Has it been the provision that we thought it would be? Not always, sometimes it meant swallowing our pride and accepting help that we thought we would never have to; or trying something new and different because the old way wasn’t working anymore.

As I sit writing this, I look at everything I have been through in my life and where I am right now and thinking of the uncertain future.  I have to remember that we are not promised tomorrow. That we should live our lives to the fullest extent daily and in living our lives fully, we should also be thanking the One that gave us life to begin with.

I will be 51 in a couple of months, and many health problems have created difficulty for me in my daily living. I do my best to trudge through and press on, even when the pain seems too much and when I have my daily talks with Jesus (and  I have a lot of them of late), I seek His face and ask for his guidance.  I don’t know the future holds, none of us do. We can plan and prepare and believe that we have got it all under control, but in reality, the only ONE in control is God.

Proverbs 16:9 New Living Translation (NLT)

9 We can make our plans,
but the Lord determines our steps.

I don’t know what the future holds, but HE does and so I choose to trust Him fully; pray daily and leave the results up to Him. I chose to love the Lord and Honor and Praise Him with all I am and no matter what happens, I pray whatever I do, will give Him glory!

If you are at a place in your life where you aren’t sure what comes next, pray to God, talk to Him, open your heart to Him through all times, not just good or bad, but all. Trust Him that he will show you the way.  Believe and know that He will provide whatever it is right when you need it.

That’s really the only way I know. I pray that all reading this will turn to the Lord for all your needs and be blessed!

Blessings to you,

Carlene