27 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
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31 “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ 32 These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. 33 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.
- Matthew 6
Life is a series of not knowing what will happen.
Our planning can only get us so far. In a heartbeat, things can change.
This is my reality of working as a freelancer.
There is this girl which is my ex-colleague, and she is giving me projects from her current company. One fine day, she suddenly told me that she was leaving that company, which to me is a little scary because there is a possibility that I would lose projects from that company altogether since she is my usual contact person. Hopefully not!
But that's life! New needs and demands appear as they wish. But the thing is, it doesn't catch our Daddy God by surprise.
God's new supply comes with every new demand. When the children of Israel gets hungry in the wilderness, that's when the provision of manna starts (Exodus 16). When they got thirsty, God turns bitter, undrinkable water into SWEET (without all the artificial flavoring) water (Exodus 15)! When 5000 men are left without food, Jesus performed a miracle so significant it was the only miracle recorded in the 4 gospels: The multiplication of 5 loaves and 2 fishes into an amount that feeds 5000 men to their fullness.
It's like with every new demand you face, a new aspect of God's grace is revealed.
Lamentations 3:23 says, "Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning."
He never runs out of mercy. It is fresh every morning. So when you face a need, take heart! There is a new and fresh grace specifically for that need, and it is timely! (God didn't multiply no loaves and fishes when Noah's arc was floating. Who will eat?)
And remember, God is a Daddy. If an earthly daddy would want to see their children happy, moreover our heavenly Daddy! (Matthew 7:11)
In this picnic called life, He prepares the basket. When it's lunch time, He'll bring out the lunch basket. When it's tea time, He'll bring out the tea time basket with macaroons and stuff. So worry not. He's got you so covered.
Be blessed!
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