I Trust You
June 17
And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches
in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19
They had paid what they could; yet four hundred fifty dollars of debt remained.
As their son secretly listened, they lifted this need together before the Lord.
The next evening, the pastor and his family headed for the small country
church where he’d been filling in during the last month. He’d been preaching
there on Sunday evenings so he could preach at his own three-church circuit
on Sunday mornings.
Following the service, one of the elders pulled the pastor aside, hand-
ing him an envelope, “We collected a love offering before you came tonight.
It’s not much, but we’d like you to have it. We sure appreciate your filling in
while Pastor Johnson was gone.” As the pastor stood at the back of the church
saying goodnight to people as they left, a grizzled old man with a gruff voice
and a sharp wit approached. He shook the pastor’s hand and winked, pressing
something into it, saying, “Young man, you’re a blessing, but I won’t tell anyone
if you don’t!”
Opening the envelope upon returning home, the young couple found
$449.50. It was then the pastor remembered the old man’s handshake. Reach-
ing in his pocket, he pulled out a fifty-cent piece, bringing the total to four
hundred fifty dollars.
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Trusting God for everything comes by experience. It’s not automatic, and it
requires development. Retrospect causes us to shake our heads, wondering how
we could have ever doubted.
The young pastor and his wife would live to experience many more bless-
ings in ways they couldn’t quite comprehend. That’s how a big God does
things—in little, intimate ways. We remember it when He stoops low enough
that we feel His breath on our face. That’s when we learn about faith and trust.
The God who moves mountains moves people to action and, in turn, moves
us to trust Him. Divine moments are just that—divine. Learning to recognize
them as such comes with experience.
Prayer
“Precious Father, teach me to trust You for everything
in my life. Help me to know the difference between
wants and needs and use me to help You meet those
needs in others’ lives. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”
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