You are of more value than many sparrows


The Lord led me away from my computer and drew me closer to Him than I have ever been before. In light of some exhortations made by other brothers and sisters I felt the need to step back and hold my own thoughts, words, and actions up to the light of scripture. I am so grateful to a mighty God who can pick us up and dust us off and comfort like no other. I am falling off the wagon a bit lately because I underestimate my own flesh , but I thank God for not letting me wander too far! I'm not sure if anyone here needs to hear this since I understand this has been dealt with, but the Lord has dealt with ME on this so I hope it can also be a blessing to someone else.

I want to encourage those of you who are nervous or afraid right now because of the things going on in the world, and the economy in particular. It is so easy to wonder how we will survive if things get “really bad”. We worry about where we would live or what we would feed our children. It is so easy to focus on these things obsessively and justify it by saying we are just watching for the Lord’s return, or that the Holy Spirit told us to prepare for coming hardship. We can pick out single circumstances and ignore the entirety of Scripture, or we might even twist God’s Word to fit our beliefs. Or maybe we just cling to a gray area and our liberty. We spend a lot of time thinking about how to prepare and “protect ourselves”, or maybe just trying to figure out how things will play out, and not nearly enough time in God’s Word. Maybe we justify our obsession by saying we want to be able to help others or our preparations are only for those left behind, and “of course” we are in prayer about it. We might be praying about it, but are we truly listening to what God’s Word has to say about it? Or maybe we self-righteously mock those who worry and say “where is your faith”, when our own attitudes reflect a person who is equally distant from God (see 2 Timothy 2:22-26). Maybe we mock those who seem oblivious to the economy and feel good about ourselves that we are aware. We haughtily talk about those people who don’t know how to raise their own food or can food or raise their own chickens as spoiled brats. We even hint that maybe they deserve what is coming (whatever that might be—man does not know).

I want to ask each of you two questions. First, who are you living for right now? Are you living for yourself, or are you living for God? We can’t do both. If we are saved then we no longer own the right to control our own lives. Jesus bought and paid for that right. We gave him ownership over our lives. Secondly, what motivates you? Is it a fear of God, or a fear of man?

What does God say about fear?

Psalm 118:6
The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?

Psalm 128:4
Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD

Proverbs 28:14
Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief

Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe

Matthew 10:31
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Luke 12:7
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows

Hebrews 13:5-6
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Deuteronomy 6:13
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name

Deuteronomy 10:20
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name

Deuteronomy 13:4
Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

2 Kings 17:39
But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.

Psalm 56:4
In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

And this is only the tip of the iceberg!

Did you skip right over the scripture? Then check your heart!!! Go back and read what God has to say about fear. He is certainly the authority on the matter, amen? Would you say to God’s face “I know you told me not to fear man or to serve my flesh or to worry about what I would eat or drink—but I don’t trust that you will really do what you say will do. And moreover, I don’t trust your judgment to provide for me as long as I want to be provided for. No thanks, I can do the job much better and more faithfully than you because I love myself more than you love me”. Of course not, you say. But that is exactly what we say to Him when we place our trust in ourselves rather than Him. When we wrestle control from God because of our love of our flesh and our fear of man. Sobering, isn’t it? Over and over God’s word shows us of His faithfulness. He miraculously preserved Paul’s life until the appointed time. He has miraculously preserved MY LIFE. He is mighty enough, amen?


I hear a lot of people say they are “following the leading of the Holy Spirit”. But we forget that God’s Word, the Bible, should be the first place we look for answers. Pray and search the Word! If God is the author of the Bible (He is) and the Holy Spirit is a person of the Trinity (it is), then the two will NEVER contradict each other. Rather, they will verify each other. I have seen too many people use the Holy Spirit as a rubber stamp for their own desires, even though it contradicts scripture.

Did the Holy Spirit lead you to store up ten years of food for you and your family? Does Scripture confirm this because God led Joseph to store up food for the years of famine? It seems to me that Joseph stored up food for an entire nation, not just his own household. And that he did so as a result of a specific dream God gave Pharoah and for a specific purpose. In contrast, we are told over and over again not to worry about what we eat or drink because the Lord knows our needs.

Matthew 6:25
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Matthew 6:31
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

Luke 12:29
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

My pastor said something recently that I can not stop thinking about. The Lord will not wipe the tears from our eyes until AFTER the Judgment Seat of Christ (which occurs closely following the Rapture according to Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.)where we will give an account of our works as believers. Specifically, the Lord is shown wiping away our tears in Revelation 21—AFTER the Millenium and AFTER the New Jerusalem descends from heaven. A lot of us will be weeping when our works, which we justified while on earth, are burned up as hay and stubble. While we will not be condemned for our sin—praise God!—that is certainly a long time to regret the things we wasted our time on before the rapture or before we die.

How much time are you wasting worrying about your bank account or your 401K? How much time are you wasting searching out information on how to preserve your assets/food/life/etc…How much time are you wasting reading the economic headlines? How much time are you wasting reading the works of man, rather than the Word of God? How much time are you wasting worrying about how to preserve your wealth? How much time are you wasting preparing for the future, a future we are not even guaranteed, instead of living moment by moment in God’s perfect will?

We are to set our mind on things above, not on earthly things. We are to be watchful, yes—but watchful with our lamps FULL! We are to be busy about the Lord’s work and fulfilling whatever God’s will is for our lives. We should be in the word and in church and in fellowship and in service. We should be discipling our children and feeding the poor and helping the orphans and widows and spreading the gospel—not simply sitting on a computer talking about it, or waiting in the checkout line at a bulk foods store with seven years worth of canned goods. Our works are the evidence of our faith! We aren’t saved by them by any means (our faith, God’s grace and the sacrificial blood of Jesus Christ!), but the Lord certainly expects work of us after we are saved. Our rewards (or lack thereof) are based on them!

If you knew the Rapture would occur a half hour from now, what would you do? Would you spend that time stocking up on food for those who would be left behind or would you be out in the world feeding them from the Word of God?

Are you trusting in your own understanding? Are you trusting in man’s understanding? God’s is the only understanding that is infallible! Are you under the authority of a local church? Have you lost your fire for God? Are you letting your own cares consume you at the expense of lost souls? Are you truly prepared to look Jesus Christ in the eyes and give an account of your works?

Don’t worry about tomorrow brothers and sisters. If it is appointed to us to starve or to be homeless, then God will give us the strength and grace to endure it. Don’t deprive God of the opportunity to work a BIG miracle in your life. Our children, our lives, our cars, our homes, our money, our “stockpiles”—they don’t belong to us. We have been bought by the blood of Christ. Don’t worry about them. I’m not saying not to be reasonably prepared for things which might come your way. We don’t sit at an empty dinner table at night and tempt our God to rain manna from heaven lest we starve. We wear a seatbelt as a precaution but we don’t worry obsessively about whether or not it will be needed on that trip. And we certainly don’t have faith in that little seatbelt to protect our lives. We put that faith in God. So let’s put our seatbelts on and be busy about the Lord’s work.

Proverbs 3:5-8
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

Your Provision is Sure
Daily Golden Footprints
Your Provision is Sure
Thursday, September 25, 2008

For more than thirty years, the Lord has been teaching me to hear His voice and be a voice of exhortation, edification and comfort to His children. Each day He speaks to me differently than others. One lesson that I have clearly learned is that you don’t need my opinions, only the Word of the Lord.

Today the Lord is giving me a word of encouragement for some who have stood in faith for such a long while for the provisions to do the vision that He has placed within your heart.

The Rhema Word that He has given to me is that Provision shows up at the point of your assignment. Where He guides, He provides. Some of you know absolutely that the Lord has given you some instructions to do. I need to remind you today that He will show up with the provision for you to do it with as well.

He won’t be late. He won’t be short. It is on the way. Just be obedient to what God is instructing you to do.

(Habakkuk 2:3) For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

(Mark 4:14) The sower soweth the word. (Mark 4:15) And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. (Mark 4:16) And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; (Mark 4:17) And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. (Mark 4:18) And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, (Mark 4:19) And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. (Mark 4:20) And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.

You have been a giver and you continue to give therefore you can’t count on God to return it to you. He has promised you. He is not a man that He would lie. (Numbers 23:19) God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? (Luke 6:38) Give, and it shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

You have paid tithes and proved God beyond that. He is going to bless you in this assignment so that you can abundantly furnish it with money to be a continued giver as well. (Malachi 3:10) Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. (Isaiah 55:10) For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater.

Those of you who work full time in the preaching of the Gospel have a scriptural right to be paid out of the gospel. Remember the purpose is that you would work full time for God. If you work for God, He pays well. I can remember when the Lord told me when I was only three months old in the Holy Spirit when He told me to work for Him full time. He said that I owed Him at least forty hour week just like any other job. Between the hours of prayer, Bible Study, personal ministry and more, I have never worked so hard and love it. I have been more than full time for more than 30 years. (1 Corinthians 9:14) Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel. I am not saying that you have to work full time to expect God’s help. Not at all! But if you are supposed to be full time and are expecting God’s provision, you should be giving Him His due.

(Philippians 4:19) But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Wouldn’t He be a cruel God if He told you to do something and then didn’t give the provision to do it? That is more the personality of Pharoah than God. Pharoah demanded bricks without the stray needed to make bricks. That is not my God. He is a good God who loves you. (Hebrews 6:10) For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have showed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

In Him,
Prophetess Frances Lloyd
footprints@dailygoldenfootprints.com www.dailygoldenfootprints.com




2 PROPHECY: / Daily Prophecy Corner / ETERNITY AWAITS by Mary Clark 9/26 on: Today at 07:57:30am
MARY CLARK
Marianna, Florida



Eternity Awaits



September 26, 2008



Eternity awaits one who is submitted to the cause of the Almighty God. Eternity awaits you!



Look forward to all that I have planned for your future, dear one, knowing that your eternal reward is great. It far surpasses anything you could ever imagine.



You said, “Yes, Lord” to Me. You placed your heart in My hands for keeps. I want you to know that you did a good thing. You did a wise thing when you performed this act of trust. Now I am telling you that what awaits you is far more wonderful than anything your could conceive, far more wonderful than any committee could fashion with all its intelligence and know-how.



Look forward to the day when you will know the wonders of My grace from a new vantage point. And know, beloved, above all else, that you are loved and what I have in store for your eternal future far surpasses anything you could ask for or think!!!




3 PROPHECY: / Daily Prophecy Corner / SHEDDING by Lana Vawser 9/26 on: Today at 07:31:06am
Shedding
26th September, 2008
Manasseh Christian Ministries
Lana Vawser
lanavawserpropheticministries@lizzy.com.au

My precious Church many of you are walking a road where much of what you have held dear and have treasured seems to be falling to the way side. Many of you are walking a road where you are feeling isolated, lonely and wearied in the battle.

I am speaking to you My Church that I am with you that I am strengthening you and I am drawing you closer to Me than you have ever been before. For now is the time that I am allowing a great shedding to take place within My Church, for much of the old is falling away and the new is arising.

Many of you are feeling that you have come to the end of your rope with many circumstances, and situations in your life and have been crying out to Me for My presence and asking Me where I am in the midst of what you are walking. My Church, I speak to you that I have never left you, I am walking closely beside you and in the darkest of nights I am carrying you.

For now is the time that I am preparing My army, I am preparing those who are willing to stand up and seek Me wholeheartedly, I am preparing those to march forward into all that I have planned for their lives and what I am bringing to this earth very soon. For darkness shall hit the earth but oh how My light shall shine all the brighter, through you My glorious Bride.

My beautiful Church, I love you immensely, I love you with a love that you cannot fathom and I am calling you higher, deeper and closer. Many of you are seeking strategies, outcomes, answers, healings, provisions, but I am speaking to you My Church, seek Me, seek Me wholeheartedly with the hearts desire that I may be formed in you and then you shall see all other provisions being added unto you.

Many are finding their hearts rested in despair; do not despair My people, for I the Lord thy God am with you, and I am about to turn many circumstances around in the twinkling of an eye. Many of you have laboured long, have prayed hard, and have sought me wholeheartedly, but your situation and circumstances shall not turn around by your strength, for I do not delight in the strength of man, but your circumstances and situations shall turn around because of My divine timing and My perfect purpose accomplished.

Through all that you are walking My people; you are allowing me to ‘shed’ the old and bring forth the new. The shedding does not happen without much pain, and the night seems so dark, but it is in those moments, those seasons My Bride, that I am doing one of My greatest works.

For many of you are going to be placed in areas of influence, and positions for My Glory and to do My work, but without the shedding of the old, there makes no room for the new and preparation does not occur at the level that I desire.

Now is the season of turn around! Now is the season of surprise! Now is the season where I am going to manifest My Glory in such an amazing way in your lives that you are going to see all that has been burdening you, turn around right before your very eyes, with My seal of love upon it.

Rejoice My Bride, Rejoice, for I the Lord your God am in your midst, I am doing great works; despite the pain of the shedding of the old, rejoice and know the new is here!


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Lois,
My heart cries out to you and I will pray. It is more than enough to know Jesus loves you and I and all believers. God works good for all those who love Him. He is an awesome God! I know for myself many times I analyse too much. He is right beside you waiting to hold your hand. He is not a God created by human hands, he is not a God in need of anything we can give...He is God and God alone and right now through the good times and bad, He is on His Throne. And in the simplicity, please Lord do not let me miss your Glory in every person and every situation. Jesus has already made us perfect through His precious blood, all He asks is just keep talking, praying and spend time with me, He is in the stillness of the day, the darkness of the night. And sometimes the Holy Spirit gives us beautiful warnings we are not spending enough time with the Father, praise the Lord for this, He keeps right on saving us. He is the only One worthy to be praised! Our Jesus, Our Savour, He is more than enough. Our God is a mighty God! He made the earth, stars, heaven and us. I know He can take care of any situation and sustain us in all He has for us. All praise be to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the Holy Son of the Living God!

quote name='LoisFaith2000' date='Sep 26 2008, 10:59 AM' post='240467']
You are of more value than many sparrows

is right The Lord led me away from my computer and drew me closer to Him than I have ever been before. In light of some exhortations made by other brothers and sisters I felt the need to step back and hold my own thoughts, words, and actions up to the light of scripture. I am so grateful to a mighty God who can pick us up and dust us off and comfort like no other. I am falling off the wagon a bit lately because I underestimate my own flesh , but I thank God for not letting me wander too far! I'm not sure if anyone here needs to hear this since I understand this has been dealt with, but the Lord has dealt with ME on this so I hope it can also be a blessing to someone else.

I want to encourage those of you who are nervous or afraid right now because of the things going on in the world, and the economy in particular. It is so easy to wonder how we will survive if things get “really bad”. We worry about where we would live or what we would feed our children. It is so easy to focus on these things obsessively and justify it by saying we are just watching for the Lord’s return, or that the Holy Spirit told us to prepare for coming hardship. We can pick out single circumstances and ignore the entirety of Scripture, or we might even twist God’s Word to fit our beliefs. Or maybe we just cling to a gray area and our liberty. We spend a lot of time thinking about how to prepare and “protect ourselves”, or maybe just trying to figure out how things will play out, and not nearly enough time in God’s Word. Maybe we justify our obsession by saying we want to be able to help others or our preparations are only for those left behind, and “of course” we are in prayer about it. We might be praying about it, but are we truly listening to what God’s Word has to say about it? Or maybe we self-righteously mock those who worry and say “where is your faith”, when our own attitudes reflect a person who is equally distant from God (see 2 Timothy 2:22-26). Maybe we mock those who seem oblivious to the economy and feel good about ourselves that we are aware. We haughtily talk about those people who don’t know how to raise their own food or can food or raise their own chickens as spoiled brats. We even hint that maybe they deserve what is coming (whatever that might be—man does not know).

I want to ask each of you two questions. First, who are you living for right now? Are you living for yourself, or are you living for God? We can’t do both. If we are saved then we no longer own the right to control our own lives. Jesus bought and paid for that right. We gave him ownership over our lives. Secondly, what motivates you? Is it a fear of God, or a fear of man?

What does God say about fear?

Psalm 118:6
The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?

Psalm 128:4
Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD

Proverbs 28:14
Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief

Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe

Matthew 10:31
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Luke 12:7
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows

Hebrews 13:5-6
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Deuteronomy 6:13
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name

Deuteronomy 10:20
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name

Deuteronomy 13:4
Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

2 Kings 17:39
But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.

Psalm 56:4
In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

And this is only the tip of the iceberg!

Did you skip right over the scripture? Then check your heart!!! Go back and read what God has to say about fear. He is certainly the authority on the matter, amen? Would you say to God’s face “I know you told me not to fear man or to serve my flesh or to worry about what I would eat or drink—but I don’t trust that you will really do what you say will do. And moreover, I don’t trust your judgment to provide for me as long as I want to be provided for. No thanks, I can do the job much better and more faithfully than you because I love myself more than you love me”. Of course not, you say. But that is exactly what we say to Him when we place our trust in ourselves rather than Him. When we wrestle control from God because of our love of our flesh and our fear of man. Sobering, isn’t it? Over and over God’s word shows us of His faithfulness. He miraculously preserved Paul’s life until the appointed time. He has miraculously preserved MY LIFE. He is mighty enough, amen?


I hear a lot of people say they are “following the leading of the Holy Spirit”. But we forget that God’s Word, the Bible, should be the first place we look for answers. Pray and search the Word! If God is the author of the Bible (He is) and the Holy Spirit is a person of the Trinity (it is), then the two will NEVER contradict each other. Rather, they will verify each other. I have seen too many people use the Holy Spirit as a rubber stamp for their own desires, even though it contradicts scripture.

Did the Holy Spirit lead you to store up ten years of food for you and your family? Does Scripture confirm this because God led Joseph to store up food for the years of famine? It seems to me that Joseph stored up food for an entire nation, not just his own household. And that he did so as a result of a specific dream God gave Pharoah and for a specific purpose. In contrast, we are told over and over again not to worry about what we eat or drink because the Lord knows our needs.

Matthew 6:25
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Matthew 6:31
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

Luke 12:29
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

My pastor said something recently that I can not stop thinking about. The Lord will not wipe the tears from our eyes until AFTER the Judgment Seat of Christ (which occurs closely following the Rapture according to Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.)where we will give an account of our works as believers. Specifically, the Lord is shown wiping away our tears in Revelation 21—AFTER the Millenium and AFTER the New Jerusalem descends from heaven. A lot of us will be weeping when our works, which we justified while on earth, are burned up as hay and stubble. While we will not be condemned for our sin—praise God!—that is certainly a long time to regret the things we wasted our time on before the rapture or before we die.

How much time are you wasting worrying about your bank account or your 401K? How much time are you wasting searching out information on how to preserve your assets/food/life/etc…How much time are you wasting reading the economic headlines? How much time are you wasting reading the works of man, rather than the Word of God? How much time are you wasting worrying about how to preserve your wealth? How much time are you wasting preparing for the future, a future we are not even guaranteed, instead of living moment by moment in God’s perfect will?

We are to set our mind on things above, not on earthly things. We are to be watchful, yes—but watchful with our lamps FULL! We are to be busy about the Lord’s work and fulfilling whatever God’s will is for our lives. We should be in the word and in church and in fellowship and in service. We should be discipling our children and feeding the poor and helping the orphans and widows and spreading the gospel—not simply sitting on a computer talking about it, or waiting in the checkout line at a bulk foods store with seven years worth of canned goods. Our works are the evidence of our faith! We aren’t saved by them by any means (our faith, God’s grace and the sacrificial blood of Jesus Christ!), but the Lord certainly expects work of us after we are saved. Our rewards (or lack thereof) are based on them!

If you knew the Rapture would occur a half hour from now, what would you do? Would you spend that time stocking up on food for those who would be left behind or would you be out in the world feeding them from the Word of God?

Are you trusting in your own understanding? Are you trusting in man’s understanding? God’s is the only understanding that is infallible! Are you under the authority of a local church? Have you lost your fire for God? Are you letting your own cares consume you at the expense of lost souls? Are you truly prepared to look Jesus Christ in the eyes and give an account of your works?

Don’t worry about tomorrow brothers and sisters. If it is appointed to us to starve or to be homeless, then God will give us the strength and grace to endure it. Don’t deprive God of the opportunity to work a BIG miracle in your life. Our children, our lives, our cars, our homes, our money, our “stockpiles”—they don’t belong to us. We have been bought by the blood of Christ. Don’t worry about them. I’m not saying not to be reasonably prepared for things which might come your way. We don’t sit at an empty dinner table at night and tempt our God to rain manna from heaven lest we starve. We wear a seatbelt as a precaution but we don’t worry obsessively about whether or not it will be needed on that trip. And we certainly don’t have faith in that little seatbelt to protect our lives. We put that faith in God. So let’s put our seatbelts on and be busy about the Lord’s work.

Proverbs 3:5-8
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
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