Learning to Trust
I've been reading Exodus and this morning's chapter was about when the Israelites received manna from God on a daily basis. As I was reading, I began to think about what trust those with soft hearts must have come to have in the Lord God. Each day, they were only allowed to take enough for that day. No more. They weren't allowed to store the food (except on the night before the Sabbath) and save it up for "hard times" or "just in case". Every morning, they depended on God and God alone to provide their food. And every morning, He did. He never failed them. For forty years, they relied simply on Him.
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It reminds me of one of my favorite songs. Land of the Free by Andrew Peterson.
If you don't have time to listen to the whole thing, here's the verse that is the most powerful to me.
Well I’m weary of the spoils of my ambitionAnd I’m shackled by the comfort of my couch.Well I wish I had the courage to deny these of myselfAnd start to store my treasure in the clouds.For this is not my home,I do not belong where the antelope and the buffalo roam.'Cause I’m just a little jealous of the nothing that you have.You’re unfettered by the wealth ofA world that we pretend that’s going to last.They say God blessed us with plenty;I say you’re blessed with poverty,'Cause you never stop to wonderWhether earth is just a little better than
The Land of the Free
May God be with you today and help you remember that everything you have is His and this is not your home. I know that's a reminder I need daily!
Labels: Christian Life
3 Comments:
Thanks, honey! Great thoughts!!
Wonderful post! May we come to the place where we trust Him each day for THAT day knowing that if He has provided in the past, He will provide again. He is faithful. I was your neighbor at The Modest Mom.
Have a great week!
Joanne
Joanne,
Amen! And thanks for stopping by! :)
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