While sitting here hunting this evening I began watching the birds and squirrels trampling around in the leaves. I seen blue birds, robins, finches, mourning doves, and blackbirds. Along with the birds I watched grey, white, and light brown squirrels. Each of these animals were rustling the leaves foraging for food. The birds were chirping and the squirrels were squeaking and making a beautiful melody. I believe they were praising a bountiful father who was providing their need for food.
You see I was reminded of Matthew charter 6 where Jesus was telling the disciple to not be anxious for nothing that just like the birds in the air he would provide their needs as well.
Unlike these animals mankind frantically goes through life worried about meeting his needs (wants). God says let him worry about those thing.
Those animals needs were being met without any help on their part. Yes they had to trust that God had provided the necessary food and they had to go receive the blessing He had provided. God didn’t ask any of them to plant the trees for its fruit, nor did he tell them to sit on their caboose and he would hand them the food. God provided but they had to receive.
So many of us have it all messed up. We believe that we don’t have because we don’t work or we sit on our backsides expecting handouts and then get mad or upset when this don’t work the way we wanted it to. God does have a job and plan for each of us…. “That is to trust, obey, and worship Him”. If you are worrying about meeting your basic needs the I submit that you have failed in at least one or even all three of the desires God has for you.
God will meet all our needs, not all our wants, and all we have to do is receive the blessing, be thankful, and praise God for His providing!
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