My God shall supply all your need... Phil. 4:19

I recently heard a man teach that God has not promised to meet all of our needs. He said that because of the sins of the world, we may not have our needs met whether we were doing right or not. He went on to say that the portions of the Bible that taught about His faithfulness to meet each need were not written to us in this time period.

My immmediate reaction was probably anger. How dare him, I thought. Then, sadness. Wow, how much more hope, joy, peace, etc. does this man, his followers, and other Christians that believe similarly have than unbelievers? What caused this man to believe this.. merely false doctrine? a catastrophe in his life? Perhaps.

I know that Christ meets the needs of my husband and myself. I can mishandle money and other things and pay the consequences for my own actions, but I do not believe that God will not provide for my needs because of the sins of others. If I did not believe that God would provide for me, I would tell my husband to forget the mission field or to go without me because I would need to find a way to provide for myself. After all, if I can't rely on God who can I rely on? Man? Churches? I think not. He uses man and churches, but He is the One that every good and perfect gift comes from.

I write this because the Lord is continually teaching me how HE meets my EVERY need. In the last week, He has helped us to pay off some bills and provided immensely for the Baby through Lighthouse Baptist Church and family and friends, but more than that, He has given me more peace, security, and comfort for the near and far future! I thank Him that I can trust in Him for all things!

Because HE Lives!!

My heart has been so heavy lately. The Lord has been blessing just as He always does, but I have been so focused on my own desires and so full of pride that the smallest things have discouraged me. I have wanted to blame it all on the pregnancy, but the Lord has shown me how wretched my heart has become.

During the song service at Church last night the Lord spoke to me so clearly. I can't do what Christ has called me to do except by fully relying on HIM. So many times, I have thought that there was no way I would make it on the mission field. I have felt so insufficient and honestly I have despised the idea of leaving my family. But last night, as we sang "Because He Lives" I just cried and cried as I realized how and why I WILL live out the Lord's will for my life by HIs grace.

This morning I had one of the best times I have had with the Lord in a long time. I read in 2 Corinthians and cried and prayed for His forgiveness and His help and strength. I pray to become closer to Him with more of a love for Him and for souls. I pray to be a help to my husband, and to make the ministry more personal and to become even more involved. There's so much I can do to help him. My desire is to be the Christian the Lord expects me to be, and the wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, witness, etc. that the world needs me to be. I pray for the qualities given in 2 Corinthians 6:3-10.

One More Soul!

David and I returned home Thursday and left Saturday night for a meeting in South GA. It went well. Directly after the service, we left for a meeting in Conyers. David preached and was able to lead a man to the Lord afterwards. It was truly a powerful service, and we thank the Lord for His blessings!