Dear SCC & Friends,
God shall supply all your needs… ~Philippians 4:19
Reflection #246
Sometimes we can confuse needs and wants. We can get so focused on wants that they turn into needs and affect our spiritual and psychological wellbeing. A need is something necessary for survival… food, water and shelter. A want may be a good thing but remains something we don’t necessarily need. Basic needs are essential to life, while our wants and desires remain non-essential. There is no spiritual value in poverty, nor does wealth guarantee life and life more abundantly. The Lord supplies our needs and what is good for us at any given time. … Not that I speak from want; for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. ~Philip. 4:11-13 God’s unique plan for your life is an ongoing process of faith, hope and love.
We were living in Georgia and hoped to buy a house. It seemed like a good investment, but it became a moot point… I didn’t qualify for the loan. A year later we moved to California where buying a home seemed all but impossible. Our first rental was sold out from under us and we had to find another place. I was literally holding a two-year lease in my hands when I was caught off guard and heard these words in my spirit, “I want you to buy.” I knew it was the Lord!! What followed was an amazing story of providence, provision and blessing. “I want you buy” came at a time widely considered to be the worst time to buy, but proved in our case to be the best time… Jesus more than supplies all our needs and even gives us the desires of our hearts in His perfect timing… God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, His Spirit deeply and gently within us… ~Eph. 3:20 MSG The Lord is not limited by our limitations… When He supplies, all we need is taken care of… Keep up the good work!
What a mighty God we serve!
Kevin