Life changes are occurring and my budget is getting tighter.
Expenses keep popping up, yet my paycheck only comes once a month.
I'm looking for a second job, but I haven't found one yet.
In the middle of it all, I hear God's still small voice asking me to trust Him.
He's asking, Will you trust Me?
It's moments like this, moments of insecurity and uncertainty, that our worries and doubts start to surface. We have to decide whether to live in doubt and fear or step out in faith and trust God.
Trust God to provide.
Trust that God has a plan.
Trust that God is a good Father.
Trust that God is who He says He is and can do what He says He can do.
As I was reflecting earlier, the verses in Matthew 6 came to mind,
"'Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (emphasis mine)
If God takes care of the birds and makes sure their needs are met, how much more will He take care of me! I can trust that He will meet my needs. I don't have to worry about my bills or how I will be able to afford groceries. I don't have to stress about how much money is left in my bank account. He already knows my current needs and what my needs are going to be. Just like He provided for the Israelites when they were wandering in the desert, He will provide for me. He is a good, good Father who cares for His children.
Will you trust Me? Yes, Lord! Yes, I will trust You. I will trust You in the good times and the bad. Help me to have the faith to continue moving forward. Cause my eyes to stay fixed on You, not on my earthly circumstances. Give me the strength to seek first Your Kingdom and righteousness above all else. In Jesus' name, Amen.
