Is God REALLY Your Provider? Or do you secretly rely on your job, a family member or the economy to keep your bills paid?

This is a question most people don’t wrestle with – they have a job = they pay their bills. They might pray for a job and feel that God has provided one. End of story.

But what if God asks you to walk away from a very good job and just trust Him to provide?

What if you get fired? Will God provide for you then?

Learning that God truly is your provider can be a very challenging experience, especially when you are used to being self-sufficient.

Self-sufficient … think about that. Self-reliant is a synonym of that. Notice the first part – SELF. Yeah, the one thing Jesus told us to deny. Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” Matt 16:24 and Luke 9:23

It’s not about you striving to provide.

Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. – Jesus, Matthew 6:25-26, 33-34

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to GIVE you the kingdom! – Jesus, Luke 12:32

This is what my heavenly Father has said to me:

“You’ll have all that you need when you need it.”

And when I’ve been thinking about things I wish I had, He has said:

“You don’t need it or else I’d be providing it.” (Ouch!)

This doesn’t just apply to money or paying bills. This applies to EVERY area of life – having discernment and wisdom to make good decisions, having certain people in your life, having opportunities you want to experience (i.e. travel, ministry, a specific career, etc.), what kind of place you live, what resources you have available, etc. The list could go on – basically whatever you “need” falls into this category.

Can you really trust God to be your provider? Because ultimately that’s what this is – it’s a TRUST thing.

Do you really believe that it is your Father’s good pleasure to GIVE you the kingdom? (No striving necessary.)

Do you really believe that if you seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness that all the things you need will be provided? Is God that good?

I do. I’ve lived it. It’s real. He promised it and I found out He was true.

Many years ago He asked me to leave my very good corporate job and just trust Him to provide. So I did. And I can honestly say that I have never lacked for a thing. I have always had all that I needed WHEN I needed it. 🙂

Anyone else have a testimony they’d like to share about God being their provider? Please share in the comments. I’d love to read your story.

And if this is an area you are struggling with – be honest with Him. He really likes honesty. Find the root of the fear that you feel and ask Him to help you with it. Once the fear is gone, it’s much easier to trust Him. ❤ This post on Overcoming Fear might help. 🙂

Thanks for reading this post. I love to hear from readers – it really encourages me. 🙂