Where Do You Stand?

[th1b.taylor]

Phil. 4:19 And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. (ASV)




[font="Arial]When I became a Christian in 1990, I was riding a bicycle with slick tires ten miles to and from work in the rainy winter of that year, I had not a dime to tithe. But I did, not understanding the tithe I took ten per cent of what was in my pockets and I gave it. I came to understand the tithe better as I studied and today I do not even keep track of all I give and much is given anomalously so that there is no record.[/font]




[font="Arial]Before that first month was over I was driving myself to and from work and all my bills were being paid in spite of my tithing what I did not have the ability to tithe. Can you out give God? Absolutely not![/font]




[font="Arial]According to the News, I am about to be devastated by the possible collapse of my countries government and yet, I cannot find it in myself to be concerned. I am 100% disabled and my wife was forced into retirement so that every dime we have to live on comes from the government... but I know better than that! Everything, not just my money, comes form my God! My God is the one that created everything we see and feel by speaking it into existence, there is no-one as rich as He is and without Him I have nothing but with Him I can stand firmly on my life verse, Psa. 23:1 The LORD is my Shepard and ¨I shall not want.¨[/font]




[font="Arial]Christianity is a very proactive faith and without that faith, you are lost![/font]

 

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Christianity, proper Christianity, is never dorment. It's the most proactive thing in the world. Whilst standing in Sussex church halls with the WI singing "Jersusalem" may seem the stereotypical view of Christianity (at least in England, no idea how it is wherever you are in the world), the truth is that Christianity actively seeks out, actively saves, actively helps. It can be hard to remember that under times of great stress or hardship, but ultimately, you are in the hands of an ever loving, ever giving, all powerful, all seeing, all knowing Father who has done everything to save you. We have already been given everything before we even begin.

 

[Duckybill]

God is faithful. I know.

Matthew 6:33 (ESV)
[sup]33 [/sup]But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Psalm 23:5 (ESV)
[sup]5 [/sup]You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;

 

[Rach1370]

I think we can trust everything to God, and know that everything is in his hands.
I don't think this guarantees us a perfect life...how many Christians in Islamic countries are suffering terribly right now? But still they trust and hope and love.

[3] Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, [4] and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, [5] and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
(Romans 5:3-5 ESV)

Truly trusting God in any circumstances means trusting Him through the hard times too. And He tells us we may be assured that He will not allow us any hardship that is too much for us to handle, what a loving Father!
I think a big part of being content with what we have is this...if we truly live with our eyes on God, the things of this world just don't matter as much. If He gives us wealth, then we use that to bless others, if He does not, we learn to stretch what we have for Him.
God is faithful and loving yes, but that doesn't mean we always get our way in all things. God did not promise life would be easy...not this life anyway!