Needs send us on long mental searches where we roll around every possible way to get it met, or send us on worry binges which cause us to eat, or starve ourselves, doubt, or deny-- when all the time there is a Savior who has promised to meet our needs.
Sometimes what we think we need is only the "outside" of the true need -- which lay a little deeper -- further below the surface -- beyond the mask. Sometimes what we think we need turns out to be a want, or wish, or desire. Sometimes what we think we need isn't what we need at all, and our wise Heavenly Father refrains from giving it, seeing down the road where we cannot see.
That's where the steps come in. First step -- ASK. Ask with an open heart, and open mind, an open spirit that desires our will to be one with the Father's. Come through the blood of Christ and ask boldly. Ask with the desire that His Kingdom come to earth -- again, that His will be done. Ask for your need to be met.
Second step -- BELIEVE. Believe that He is a rewarded of those who diligently seek Him. Believe in Who He is, and stand firm on that truth. Believe in His ability to meet your need wherever, whenever, however.
Thirds step -- TRUST. Trust His sovereignty. Trust His Word. Trust His love. Placing your complete trust in Him is doing more that agreeing to a "fair weather" friendship. It’s trusting in the One Who never changes -- trusting Him enough in good and bad to allow His Word to be more than a book but a cornerstone on which our life is fixed. A finality of faith that remains no matter what, knowing, He DOES work all things together for good, for those who love Him.
Take the steps for your need. He is faithful -- forever. Ask, believe, and trust.
Janene A. Dubbeld/FGG
Take it With You
"And my God will meet all you needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19
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