Here’s a little snippet from 101 Inspirational Stories of the Power of Prayer:
The situation looked bleak-three hundred plus mouths are coming to be
fed in about an hour and a half and there’s nothing to cook with.
There’s no food.
“What I would expect Mother Teresa to do,” Fr. Langford explained to me,
“was that Mother would pick up the telephone and call some of her
benefactors and mobilize them to find some way to feed her daughters.
Instead, her reaction-her spontaneous reaction-was to say to this little
one, ‘Sister, you’re in charge of the kitchen this week? Well then, go
into the chapel and tell Jesus we have no food. That’s settled. Now
let’s move on. What’s next?'”
Lo and behold, ten minutes later there was a ring at the door and Mother
Teresa was called downstairs. A man she had never seen before was
standing there with a clipboard. He addressed her saying “Mother Teresa,
we were just informed that the teachers at the city schools are going
on strike. Classes have been dismissed and we have 7,000 lunches we
don’t know what to do with. Can you help us use them?”
God provided for the needs of his children.
God providing manna, for the Israelites, when they were in the wilderness.
I was having lunch with Kelly Chadwick (She is a part of the leadership team, at work, who supports me spiritually and emotionally). She asked the question, “Why do we get surprised when God moves?” This question really stuck with me.
It’s so simple for me to go to my earthly father when I have a need. I email him or call him, and confidently ask for what I need. Why? Because….
- I know he loves me.
- If he has it, he will give it, if I ask him for it.
- He doesn’t want to see me struggle and go without.
Me and my Dad : )
Well if he loves me this much…doesn’t my Father in heaven, love me even more? Didn’t He say I could boldly approach His throne?
In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. (Ephesians 3:12)
I love how Mother Teresa, didn’t depend on her own efforts to meet this extravagant need. She simply, like a child, asked her Dad to provide….and He did!
Mother Teresa as a child.
It’s so simple, why do we complicate His love, security, protection, and provision?
JUST ASK….and confidently wait on Him to supply.
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. (Matthew 7:7)
Papa,
Thank you for the way you love us. Thank you that You take such excellent care of Your children. Thank You that You supply all of our needs according to YOUR riches and glory. You’re such a good Dad!! Papa, I need money to come in for my next paycheck. Thank you that it’s on its way : ) In Jesus Name, Amen.
Sometimes I really dislike living off of support, but then I’m reminded abut Galatians 6:9.
This is for all of you, who have trusted God, to be your Provider.
And let us not be weary in well doing. For in due season, we shall reap, if we faint not.
