God, Our Provider
This topic is one that has been of great personal interest to me for quite awhile. When I was trying to get through college, working as much as I could, it seemed like I never had enough money to go around. I was always worrying about how to pay the next bill, or whether I could afford to fix my car, buy groceries, etc. When I was almost finished with school, I knew my current job was coming to an end, and felt like the Lord wanted me to start my own business. It scared the heck out of me, because I liked to know exactly how much money was coming in, where it was coming from, and be able to make my own plans based on that.
In other words, I liked to be in control.
But I went ahead and started my business, still worrying the whole time about where the money was coming from, and how to pay my bills. After a month or so into my business, I was sitting worrying about some bill or the other, when the Lord abruptly asked me: “Have I ever not taken care of you? Have I ever not provided for your needs?”
As simple as it was, it stunned me. I had spent the previous several years miserable when it came to money, but when I looked back I realized that every bill had been paid on time, and every situation had been taken care of. From then on it was as if a huge burden had been released. I didn’t have to worry when the end of the month came around, and there was no money, because I knew God would provide. And He did, every time. The difference was not that God started providing, the difference was that I started trusting Him.
It is important that we believe not only that God can provide for us, but that He will provide for us, because He wants to provide for us.
