I am realizing how God provides.
All these years, growing up, being taught the whole prosperity message,
"Give so God can bless you" I am seeing how in so many ways it isn't true.
You see many times, we americanize our idea of provision, and blessings.
I know at times I still do.
God promises that he will provide for us.
He takes care of the lily's of the field and the bird's of the air, how much more will He take care of us?
I am no longer, even seeing my money, as "my" money, because it's God's anyway.
If I am going to claim that I am a follower of Christ, then I will sell everything I have and give to the poor. I don't need to worry about what to eat, drink, wear, or anything.
Because God will take care of me and my family.
Also when it comes to needs, He knows them.
But sometimes I don't always realize what I really need, verses what I really want.
I just want to be so vunerable to God, that when it comes down to what I need, I am grateful.
Do I need half of what I have, absolutely not.
I just want to make sure that I am no longer grumbling and complaing about what I have, and don't have.
Because compared to the rest of the world, I am rich with all the things I own.
And what confirms my wealth, is the fact that I have faith, in Christ.
I am a daughter of King Jesus.
Enriched in every way, as I seek the Kingdom of God.
Whatever happens.
I just want to be happy in knowing that God has got me covered.
I don't need to worry about meeting the standards of this world.
Just God's.
1 comment:
The key is that God has got us covered. That means Jesus meets God's standards for us. We need Christ's righteousness for the very reason that we can't meet God's standards.
Perhaps those who fall prey to the prosperity gospel do so because they think it is up to them to please God. When they fail, which they all do without exception, instead of turning to Christ and trusting in His righteousness, believing that He alone can please God, they turn to material blessings, thinking that the world will provide happiness, fill the void, soothe their failure. It doesn't, and they're left emptier than ever, never satisfied with anything, especially their Christian walk.
It's kind of hard to walk as a Christian without trusting in Christ's righteousness to do what we could never do...meet God's standards.
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