All Our Needs

"At the moment I have all I need—and more! I am generously supplied with the gifts you sent me with Epaphroditus. They are a sweet-smelling sacrifice that is acceptable and pleasing to God. And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:18-19 (NLT)

       Its so easy to be negatively affected by lack or even fearful of it. We see it everywhere, and it's not completely relegated to a finances, it could also be a lack of physical wellness, or a lack of relational stability. The pendulum of lack swings far and wide. We cannot however, be overcome by fear of it invading our lives.

       I've said before that in his 23rd Psalm David declared, "the Lord is my shepherd I shall not lack." He knew who God was to him and as a result of the greatness of his shepherd David knew and understood that lack had no hold on him, for His shepherd provided everything he needed. Paul undertakes a similar mindset knowing that God with His glorious riches will supply all of his needs. Both of these men knew and understood that the bounty of heaven was vast and that the ruler of Heaven would never allow us to experience lack in any way.

        You must arm yourself with the knowledge that even though it may not always seem like it, God has a plan to bring his generous supply to your life. You just have to trust Him and hold firm to what His word says about Him. For He never fails

My Help

"I will lift up my eyes to the hills [around Jerusalem, to sacred Mount Zion and Mount Moriah]—From whence shall my help come? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth." Psalm 121:1-2 (AMP)

      A few years ago the Brooklyn tabernacle choir released this Psalm in a song and it sounded majestic. I remember being in college listening to this song trying to figure out how I was going to make it through with 2 jobs and a heavy school schedule to fulfill. 

     I remember feeling the weight of my problems all on my shoulders. Suddenly, I felt the Holy Spirit speak to me when meditating on this Psalm as he told me..."Where are you looking for your help?" Instantly I recognized that in my frailty I was trying to figure out something that really wasn't my responsibility to figure out. My responsibility was to look up for my help. 

     Long story short, as I focused on this Psalm through the years it has always been a calibration check if you will for what am I focusing on. Am I focusing on the problem? Being that the very same problem is something I may not in my own physical ability even figure out. Or, am I focusing on the one who could always fix my problems? The one who always helps me in my times of greatest need. Don't for one moment let your circumstances determine your faith. Resolve what you will believe in first and no matter what hold on to it.