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guess what the title was?!?!?

by Karmen |

I love it when this happens

woke up this more a bit anxious
some mornings I am
most I am not
this morning in particular
I had our financial circumstances on my mind
as I began to think about all of the unknown
and how we have had a constant source of income for 12+ years
and on the last day of this month
that will be no more.

I became more anxious

and I know that anxiety doesn’t please the Lord
because
He tell us time and time again
throughout scripture
NOT TO WORRY

and because I know this and really do believe it
I got up
started our morning of pancakes and bacon
and quickly became distracted
with household distractions

and then
 I felt strongly prompted to go
and see today’s online devotion

guess what the title was?!


Trust: God Cares About Your Bills

by Rick Warren
“Your heavenly Father already knows perfectly well what you need and he will give it to you if you give him first place in your life and live as he wants you to.”  (Matthew 6:33 LB)
When I was a kid, anytime I had a need, I’d just go to my dad and ask for whatever it was. Not once did I ever wonder or worry about where he was going to find the money. That was his job; he was the father, and I was the kid.
Some of us act like spiritual orphans. We forget we have a heavenly Father who already knows what we need. Does God take care of little birds? They don’t worry. Human beings are the only things in all creation that worry. Everything else trusts the heavenly Father and creator to care for their needs.
Do you trust God enough not to worry about your circumstances? Worry is really just a form of atheism, because every time you worry, you’re saying, “It all depends on me.”
You must trust God with your life. As long as you love anything more than God, that thing or person or item will become a source of anxiety.
“Don’t put your hope in wealth, which is so uncertain. But put your hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment” (1 Timothy 6:17). No matter how much money you make, you can still lose it all. You must always remember that your security is not in your bank account; your security is in the Lord. If God turns off one faucet, he can turn on another. If he turns off one job, he can turn on another.
The book of Romans says that God sent his son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for you to pay for your salvation. If God loves you enough to send his own son to die for you, don’t you think he loves you enough to take care of your bills?  Don’t you realize that any other problem is minor by comparison? He solved your biggest problem when he saved you.
The bottom line is this: Are you going to trust in God to do what he says he will do? As evidence of that faith, will you trust him enough to do what he tells you to do?

how about that!!!
so today 
and every day 
we are going to be fine. 
how do I know?
I trust HIM
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