And my God will supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭19‬ ESV

There are days when it’s just not easy trusting God.

• Schedules are too full. 
• Work is too hard. 
• Pressures are too much. 
• Money is too tight. 
• Needs are too many. 
• Loss is too great. 
• Relationships are too broken. 
• Days are too uncertain.

Fear, failure and fatigue can often push out whatever faith is there.  Days are seemingly spent climbing out of the “valley of the shadow of death” instead of lying down “in green pastures”. (Ps 23)  Feelings of anxiety, abandonment and apprehension can make it challenging to abide in Jesus. (John 15) 

There are even some days when every bucket can seem empty and there is nothing left with which to fill them.

Sadly, many embrace an assumption that circumstances determine the condition of our lives.  We give emphasis, effort and energy to try and gain control of our circumstances.

The result . . . we feel great when things are good and we feel bad when things are burdensome.  Our hopes can turn into heartaches.

The Apostle Paul reminds us that God will supply all and meet every need . . . financial, emotional, relational, positional, social, physical . . . “according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”  Often, this kind of “trust” requires us to learn, love and even lose.

Learning Contentment. 

Contentment does not come intuitively or instinctively . . . it only comes through inviting God in and instruction by His Spirit.  Contentment is not releasing all of our responsibilities, but resting in His resources.  It’s being satisfied in every situation.  Paul wrote, “I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.” (‭Phil ‭4‬:‭12‬ NLT)

Loving Confidence. 

God’s love for us never changes.  One of the enemy’s traps is encouraging us to evaluate God’s passion based on our performance.  God loves because He is love.  Our good does not increase His love and our bad does not decrease it.  Paul reminded the church in Rome, “But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” (‭Rom 5‬:‭8‬ NLT). And, he emphasized, “And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.” (‭Rom 8‬:‭38‬ NLT)

Losing Control.

This is the tough one:  surrendering control.  We must let go of our expectations and let God exercise His.  He has dominion over all areas of our lives and desires only the best for us.  He cares.  He loves.  He knows.  One of the wisest men who ever lived wrote, “Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.” (‭Prov‬ ‭3‬:‭5-6‬ AMP)

Charles H. Spurgeon wrote, “What a serene and quiet life might you lead if you would leave providing to the God of providence! With a little oil in the cruse, and a handful of meal in the barrel, Elijah outlived the famine, and you will do the same. If God cares for you, why need you care, too? Can you trust Him for your soul, and not for your body? He has never refused to bear your burdens, He has never fainted under their weight. Come, then, soul! Have done with fretful care, and leave all thy concerns in the hand of a gracious God.”

We learn.  He loves.  We let go.

He will supply . . .

He will fill every empty bucket you have and . . .

You, too will outlive the famine.