God Promises: Necessities.

Philippians 4:19
19 And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

The biggest misunderstanding that is associated with this promise of God is that people assume that God will supply them with everything they need along with everything they want. The necessities would include food, clothing, shelter, love, grace, and salvation through Jesus Christ which he ultimately does provide. It excludes our luxury items including technology and cars.

Those are the basics, but that list certainly doesn't account for all our needs. We should acknowledge God to add things to our needs. The light that God shines can break away the clouds which allows us to see clearly. Next, ask God to provide them (see Matthew 7:7). We can't just leave it all up to God; we need to do our best the to make the necessities a reality, but we have to work effortlessly. The best way to illustrate our work is using an example although it's somewhat indirect and irrelevant; imagine you are getting past the fear of jumping into a raging river. Sometimes life will force you to jump in the raging river in order to establish your needs You have to go to the very end, until you're squeezing for money sometimes. All you have to do is overcome your pounding heart and initial fear and let God carry you downstream to your necessities. All in all, you have to partake in the work too.

How are our needs defined? By the glorious riches of Christ. These riches can be physical, emotional, and spiritual. God knows best. He will not only satisfy your needs, but also bless you. Don't ever worry about your needs no matter how rough everything is. With that said, you can look at people around you and help them with their needs as well. Show them the love of Christ.

Thanks for reading my 550th post today! Count on God to meet your needs. He sure has for me and has enabled to understand the necessary information to write a blog post each day!

Tithing is related to today's post. Tithing is when you give at least ten percent of your income to God. Do you want to keep the process simple and see what you have to do? Watch and learn from this 4 year old. This is pretty cool stuff!



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