"And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus." Philippians4:19 (NIV)
"And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others." 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NLT)
That used to be the day when we thought about how much fun we could have with the extra money left over after paying the bills. Now? Not so much!
Now, I wonder how we are going to pay the left over bills after the money is gone. Notice, I said wonder, not worry, because I've learned that God does indeed supply all our needs. We live rather frugally, being careful not to waste money on things we don't need and not to run up bills we can't pay, but in this economy, our basic expenses have continued to rise, while our income has not. It makes for a very interesting experiment in dollar stretching, but no matter how far we stretch the dollars we have, when we write it all out in black and white, we don't make enough to pay the bills...still, the bills get paid. Isn't that amazing?
I believe that we live under the blessings of God because we have always been faithful in obedience with our giving. God says to bring him the tithe (10%) and offerings (anything above the 10%) and then promises that He will meet our needs...and He does!
It's always a joy to see that we can trust God to provide food for the table, gas for our cars, a roof over our head and clothes on our back.
Do we have lots of extras? No, but - our God supplies all of our needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus!
Prayer:
Thank you, Father, that your Word is true and they we need not worry about our needs, knowing that you are faithful to keep your Word. Help us to be a blessing to others as you bless us. Amen
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(Copyright© 2011 Jan Christiansen. All rights reserved.)
"And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others." 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NLT)
Today is payday!
That used to be the day when we thought about how much fun we could have with the extra money left over after paying the bills. Now? Not so much!
Now, I wonder how we are going to pay the left over bills after the money is gone. Notice, I said wonder, not worry, because I've learned that God does indeed supply all our needs. We live rather frugally, being careful not to waste money on things we don't need and not to run up bills we can't pay, but in this economy, our basic expenses have continued to rise, while our income has not. It makes for a very interesting experiment in dollar stretching, but no matter how far we stretch the dollars we have, when we write it all out in black and white, we don't make enough to pay the bills...still, the bills get paid. Isn't that amazing?
I believe that we live under the blessings of God because we have always been faithful in obedience with our giving. God says to bring him the tithe (10%) and offerings (anything above the 10%) and then promises that He will meet our needs...and He does!
It's always a joy to see that we can trust God to provide food for the table, gas for our cars, a roof over our head and clothes on our back.
Do we have lots of extras? No, but - our God supplies all of our needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus!
Prayer:
Thank you, Father, that your Word is true and they we need not worry about our needs, knowing that you are faithful to keep your Word. Help us to be a blessing to others as you bless us. Amen
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(Copyright© 2011 Jan Christiansen. All rights reserved.)
