"We are made partakers of the Divine nature through the promises; then we have to "manipulate" the Divine nature in our human nature by habits, and the first habit to form is the habit of realizing the provision God has made." (Oswald Chambers)
Provision...what does God say about this?
In Matthew 6, Jesus asks why do we worry, just seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all the earthly things that we worry about will be provided. He has made provision for those who believe in Christ Jesus, and we need to rely on those promises He has made.
God said He will provide, so why do I spend so much time on making sure that I have provided well for my family (and myself)? In my mind I think, God has given me the abilities to take care of this provision, and He expects me to use them. My problem is that I trust more in what I can do, than what God has said He will do.
With this kind of trust in myself, I am like the man in the Bible who was proud that he had a lot, so he decided to build bigger barns so that he could store more. How much is enough? Just a little more...
Do I really understand God's provision? Do I really want to? Do I want to be like the rich young ruler in Matthew 19, who went away from Jesus sorrowful because Jesus told him that he was lacking? What was he lacking?
TRUST in God
Do I see myself?
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