Greetings Dear Reader,
There was a time when I was homeless. It was only for six months but I lived in my
car and barely earned enough income to be able to move it each day. My life was on the edge of collapse and
getting enough to eat was a daily challenge.
During that time my simple prayer was “please Father,
provide me with enough food for today.”
He did. There was never a day
where I did not have a meal. Many of us
take our next meal for granted. We do not
even consider that we will have lunch. Instead,
we dither over what we will have to eat and complain about our choices.
Still, there is a lesson here for intentionally living in
the moment when it comes to our provision.
Jesus elaborated on this. We are
not supposed to worry about what we will wear, where we will sleep, and what we
will eat. We are supposed to count on
the Father to provide all our needs.
This does not mean that we do not work for a living. It is not that we do not attempt to earn our
way. It is that we see that whatever the
avenue or our provision, it is the Father that sustains us. Every good thing we have is due to the giving
of the Father. Even our very existence
is because the Father never ceases to think about us.
I understand that the last bit is hard to fathom. It is still vital to an honest following of
Christ to embrace that we are to count on the Father to provide for us in every
moment of our life. Every breath is a
gift. Each day is an opportunity to
spend time seeing how much that gift can shine if we choose to do so. The task is to choose. The challenge is to not get so caught up in
providing for our own wants and needs that we do not see the provision of the
Father in it all.
In addition, this gives us an excellent filter for what we
choose to acquire. Asking if each thing
is something the Father would provide for us can serve to keep us from
acquiring things that are not good for us.
It can help to focus on acquiring that which is good and not consuming resources
on things that are wasteful. It can help
minimize what we possess and be grateful for what we have.
Further, living this idea of daily provision in each moment will
help us to see how we can invest in the needs of others. We have enough to share with others. Even if our pride tells us our gift is
paltry, it is a gift from the heart and, therefore, priceless. By acknowledging the provision of the Father
in each moment Dear Reader, we gain the opportunity to live out the truth that
we are his and he has good things for us.
It is not wrong to have things.
It is unwise not to credit the one who is their source and sustainer.
The
Things We Leave Behind – Michael Card
There sits Simon, so foolishly wise
Proudly he's tending his nets
Then Jesus calls and the boats drift away
And all that he owns he forgets
But more than the nets, he abandoned that day
He found that his pride was soon drifting away
And it's hard to imagine the freedom we find
From the things we leave behind
Matthew was mindful of taking the tax
And pressing the people to pay
Hearing the call, he responded in faith
And followed the light and the way
And leaving the people so puzzled he found
The greed in his heart was no longer around and
And it's hard to imagine the freedom we find
From the things we leave behind
Every heart needs to be set free
From possessions that hold it so tight
'Cause freedom's not found in the things that we own
It's the power to do what is right
With Jesus, our only possession
And giving becomes our delight
And we can't imagine the freedom we find
From the things we leave behind
We show a love for the world in our lives
By worshiping goods we possess
Jesus has laid all our treasures aside
And love God above all the rest
'Cause when we say no, to the things of the world
We open our hearts to the love of the Lord and
It's hard to imagine the freedom we find
From the things we leave behind
And when we say no, to the things of the world
We open our hearts to the love of the Lord and
It's hard to imagine the freedom we find
From the things we leave behind
Oh, and it's hard to imagine the freedom we find
From the things we leave behind
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every
writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a
homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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