Yesterday, as I was praying over a problem we have, I was telling the Lord how I thought He could solve the problem 
and acknowledging that I obviously wasn't God and didn't know even a tiny fraction of what He did, so I was sure there were other ways He could solve it as well, even if I couldn't imagine how. As I prayed though, I kept coming back to the hard fact that only one or two things would solve the problem, no matter how He handled it. There simply was no other way. There just wasn't enough money to pay all the bills and that's all there was to it. Eventually, I assured the Lord that I trusted Him and would accept whatever He did with gratitude and left the matter alone. I knew I couldn't do anything about it anyway, so why worry?
When I got done with my work and sat down for a minute in the living room, I turned on my Kindle to listen to Moody Radio. After a great praise and worship song, they came out with a short teaching. And what did they bring up but the miracle when Jesus fed the 5000! I honestly have no idea what they said about it though, because as soon as I heard what they were going to speak about, I instantly received a message in my mind. The Lord gently reminded me of how few fishes and loaves He'd had to work with to feed those 20,000 people. (that's the total number that were actually there that day that He fed. The 5000 were just the men that were there) And then reminded me of how many baskets of leftovers they'd picked up after everyone had been fed! There was a little more to it, but I got the message right away. He knew about my problem, He understood that in my view there wasn't enough to go around, and was letting me know that He was a master at creating an abundance out of very little.
If anyone had come in the house at that moment, they would have wondered why I had such a huge grin on my face. It just tickled me that my Lord loved me so much that He would take the time to remind me about what I learned in His Word before and show me yet another application of it, one that was exactly what I needed to hear that day, and a direct answer to what I'd been praying about. I knew then that I really didn't have to be concerned about anything, because He really will take care of us and provide all that we need. So now, I'm just waiting expectantly and kind of excitedly too, to see just how He's going to pull this off! 
I just wanted to share this with you guys as an encouragement as I know many of us are in similar situations right now. I know what the Lord does for me, He will do for others as well, especially all of you because I pray for you guys as well!
If you want to read about the miracle, it's in all 4 gospels beginning at: Matthew 14:13, Mark 6:30, Luke 9:10 and John 6:1.
and acknowledging that I obviously wasn't God and didn't know even a tiny fraction of what He did, so I was sure there were other ways He could solve it as well, even if I couldn't imagine how. As I prayed though, I kept coming back to the hard fact that only one or two things would solve the problem, no matter how He handled it. There simply was no other way. There just wasn't enough money to pay all the bills and that's all there was to it. Eventually, I assured the Lord that I trusted Him and would accept whatever He did with gratitude and left the matter alone. I knew I couldn't do anything about it anyway, so why worry? When I got done with my work and sat down for a minute in the living room, I turned on my Kindle to listen to Moody Radio. After a great praise and worship song, they came out with a short teaching. And what did they bring up but the miracle when Jesus fed the 5000! I honestly have no idea what they said about it though, because as soon as I heard what they were going to speak about, I instantly received a message in my mind. The Lord gently reminded me of how few fishes and loaves He'd had to work with to feed those 20,000 people. (that's the total number that were actually there that day that He fed. The 5000 were just the men that were there) And then reminded me of how many baskets of leftovers they'd picked up after everyone had been fed! There was a little more to it, but I got the message right away. He knew about my problem, He understood that in my view there wasn't enough to go around, and was letting me know that He was a master at creating an abundance out of very little.
If anyone had come in the house at that moment, they would have wondered why I had such a huge grin on my face.
It just tickled me that my Lord loved me so much that He would take the time to remind me about what I learned in His Word before and show me yet another application of it, one that was exactly what I needed to hear that day, and a direct answer to what I'd been praying about. I knew then that I really didn't have to be concerned about anything, because He really will take care of us and provide all that we need. So now, I'm just waiting expectantly and kind of excitedly too, to see just how He's going to pull this off! I just wanted to share this with you guys as an encouragement as I know many of us are in similar situations right now. I know what the Lord does for me, He will do for others as well, especially all of you because I pray for you guys as well!
If you want to read about the miracle, it's in all 4 gospels beginning at: Matthew 14:13, Mark 6:30, Luke 9:10 and John 6:1.
Cindy, I posted here but it doesn't show up.
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to say that this is SO wonderful and that I'm praying for you.
I don't remember how I originally said it, but I'm trying to post again.
LOL, it showed up as MrsEd22. It's me, Cheryl! LOL
ReplyDeletelol. This is all on FH too, but thanks
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