God Provides

God provides for the birds of the air, He provides for you too!

"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?" (Matthew 6:26, NIV)

Each morning I wake up in Sweden and I hear birds. I go to the balcony and see them clustered in the trees, on a rooftop, or in a field. Someone recently mentioned to me that a bird must consume it’s weight each day. I cannot imagine having to eat as much as I weigh every day, but then again, I don’t go around flapping my arms through the air. As I watch these birds, I realize that God provides for them every day. They don’t have any thoughts about tomorrow, or what someone said about them. They aren’t concerned with politics, religion, hatred, animosity or envy. They exist. We humans, far superior to the birds of the air, are constantly faced with a multitude of questions demanding to be answered each day. What will I wear? What will I do? What will I eat? What happened to my Internet access? How will I pay my rent? When will I get a job? When will I find someone to love? Don’t get me wrong. These are all legitimate questions we humans ask ourselves, but they often obscure the fact that God provides for us. He is Jehovah Jireh, the God who provides. Worry? Yes, we all have concerns regarding our life and of those whom we love and care for, but we must not lose sight of the fact that God cares even more. He loves us! If a bird can eat its daily weight in food, then I am certain that God will meet my needs. No matter what they are, he will provide because He cares. No matter what you face in this life. No matter that there are times when you may feel all alone, God cares. You can trust Him. Abraham trusted Him with the life of his son Isaac. David trusted Him with his life even though Saul sought to slay him. Elijah trusted him with the life of the widow’s son. The centurion trusted Jesus with the life of his servant. A father trusted Jesus with the life of his daughter. The woman with an issue of blood trusted Jesus by touching the hem of his garment. You can trust Him too! I am certain that God provides because He has demonstrated His provisioning grace in my life. I am certain that God provides because I am a witness to His healing power. I am certain God provides because I have experienced how He makes a way out of no way. These words may sound cliché, but they ring true in my spirit. They affirm my belief that God is a Provider. What are you faced with that concerns you? Trust in the God who loves and cares about you. Be a witness to the grace He extends your way enabling you to ascend mountains, overcome obstacles, and achieve what you know you could never do on your own. God provides. MTJ

Prayer:
No matter what you are faced with today, I want you to know that I'm praying in agreement that God will provide your need. Heavenly Father, I'm praying for this one whom You love and care about. I faithfully believe that You will meet their need no matter what it requires. You are the God who saves, heals, and protects. You provide! I speak Your word right now that we can come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. This is that time of need Father. We trust, depend upon and need You to be our light and shield. Our faith is strong and steadfast. We refuse to doubt who You are. We declare that You are Jehovah Jireh, the God who provides, and You will provide. Thank You for Your infinite love, mercy and grace, in Jesus name. Amen.

A Note of Thanks: I would just like to say that I appreciate each of you who visit My Thought-filled Journey. Taking time out of your schedule to read a post on this blog is encouraging to me. Many of those who visit, will from time to time leave a comment. Whether a comment is left is not important. What is important, is that you came. I do hope you find encouragement and inspiration in these words. Please know I will pray with you regarding any circumstance you may be facing. Feel free to write me to say "Hello", request prayer, or share what God is doing in your life. I have not said it enough, but thank you for the light of Christ in your life which illuminates the way for us all.

Note: This post is linked to Spiritual Sundays (hosted by Charlotte).

He Hears You

He hears you

“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” (1 John 5:14, NIV) Have you ever engaged in a conversation with someone whose attention was somewhere else? How did you respond when you realized they weren’t even listening? “You haven’t heard a single word I said!” “Are you even listening to me?” It’s frustrating to realize that what you say is not valued enough to be heard. You recognize that you’re just not important enough to be heard. Have you’ve been guilty of tuning out the conversation of a spouse, child, or friend? It’s altogether different when you are the one being ignored. Has the thought ever occurred to you that God isn’t listening? How do you respond to that thought? Does that thought frustrate you? Have you asked that pointed question of God? “Are you even listening to me Lord?” I personally have experienced times in my life when it just seems like I’m all alone, but the Bible says: “The Lord will accomplish what concerns me...” (Psalm 138:8, NASB) What this tells me is that behind the scenes, in areas of my life I’m not even aware of, God is at work so that all things work together for good. I remember reading in Daniel: “So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting…” (Daniel 9:3, NIV) In this same chapter of Daniel, the angel Gabriel appears and reveals: “As soon as you began to pray, a word went out…” (Daniel 9:23, NIV) God hears our prayers! I love the lyrics in the song, He’ll Do It Again, sung by Shirley Caesar: And He'll do it again He'll do it again If you'll just take a look At where you are now And where you've been Well hasn't He always come through for you He's the same now as then You may not know how You may not know when But He'll do it again God simply doesn’t fail! That means that nothing can disable His ability to hear you. God hears you and He is actively concerned about you. God loves and cares for you. That’s why He sent His son Jesus into the world; to save us from sin, death and damnation. Why would God do all that and then not listen to you? He wouldn’t! So when you’re praying and the thought occurs in your mind that you’re just talking to yourself, just remember: He hears you! MTJ

A Note of Thanks: I would just like to say that I appreciate each of you who visit My Thought-filled Journey. Taking time out of your schedule to read a post on this blog is encouraging to me. Many of those who visit, will from time to time leave a comment. Whether a comment is left is not important. What is important, is that you came. I do hope you find encouragement and inspiration in these words. Please know I will pray with you regarding any circumstance you may be facing. Feel free to write me to say "Hello", request prayer, or share what God is doing in your life. I have not said it enough, but thank you for the light of Christ in your life which illuminates the way for us all.

Note: This post is linked to Spiritual Sundays (hosted by Charlotte).