{"id":4991,"date":"2021-12-15T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=4991"},"modified":"2021-11-30T14:43:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T19:43:07","slug":"how-accepting-god-provides-will-make-you-re-evaluate-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/12\/15\/how-accepting-god-provides-will-make-you-re-evaluate-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"How Accepting God Provides Will Make You Re-evaluate Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2 minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daily Reading: <\/strong>Isaiah 14-16 GW<\/a>; Revelation 7 GW<\/a>; Psalms 23 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

God provides needs, not wants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThough None Go With Me<\/a>\u201d by Jerry B. Jenkins<\/a> impacted my life.  Elizabeth Grace Leroi devotes her life to Jesus at an early age.  Almost immediately, disaster strikes.  Over and over, she endures heartbreaking tribulations. Loss of her young love, death of her husband and Son, drug addict daughter, heartache described her life best.  Yet, each time, she trusted God amid her pain.  Elizabeth never got what she wanted, but she always had what she needed.  At the end of the fictional book, God\u2019s grace and mercy throughout each tragedy become evident.  But only in hindsight can you see God\u2019s workings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, God doesn\u2019t seem to provide for our needs. However, the problem lies with our expectations of \u201cneeds.\u201d  Just because I think I \u201cneed\u201d something doesn\u2019t mean I do.  The one who knows the difference best is our heavenly Father.  Divine vision gives God the best view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Needs trump wants.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat I like about camping, it makes me appreciate home.\u201d\u00a0 Ron said after a recent camping trip.\u00a0 We love spending our weekends in nature, but they make us appreciate the creature comforts found at home.\u00a0 Our bed seems softer, the shower hotter, and the house warmer.\u00a0 Living without helps you understand what you have.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having a place to sleep, protected from the elements, is a gift from God.  You don\u2019t need a mansion to find shelter from the storm.  We want the villa; we need the tent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJesus said to him, \u201cThe foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.\u201d  (<\/em>Matthew 8:20 NASB<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And in case you forgot, Jesus didn\u2019t live in a house.   Sandals were the only covering for our Saviour\u2019s feet when He walked the earth.  God\u2019s Son didn\u2019t have a driver\u2019s license.  Our definition of needs and God\u2019s differ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God provides your needs, not wants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lord, thank You for providing for our needs.  Forgive us for getting wants and needs confused.  Help us remember, Jesus didn\u2019t cling to material things; He clung to You.  As we move through our day, let us hold tightly to You.  Give us what we need, not what we want.  Help us know the difference.  IJNIP.  Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What want are you confusing for need?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2 minute read. Daily Reading: Isaiah 14-16 GW; Revelation 7 GW; Psalms 23 GW God provides needs, not wants. \u201cThough None Go With Me\u201d by Jerry B. Jenkins impacted my life.  Elizabeth Grace Leroi devotes her life to Jesus at an early age.  Almost immediately, disaster strikes.  Over and over, she endures heartbreaking tribulations. Loss… Continue reading How Accepting God Provides Will Make You Re-evaluate Needs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4991"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4994,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4991\/revisions\/4994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}