Good Sunday morning! A minister this morning told a story about how a family member made a quick count of some fresh cookies during the family prayer. I wondered at that time how many of us try to sneak a count on God? Do you count your cookies to see how much you have left? I have done that very thing. This is not to say that we write out a check to the church for $100 when we have $50 in the checking account. However, we do tend to count up what we have in money, stuff, friends, time, and other things and try to tell God what we can or cannot do. If God said give a million dollars to the church next year, would you sneak a quick count of your cookies and tell Him it can't be done? That might seem foolish, but we turn around and do that very thing!
Jesus tells us not to worry about tomorrow's worries. We are not limited by our own resources; we are limited by God's resources. Did I write that correctly? :-) Yes, we are only limited by God's own resources. When you find a limit to what the Creator of the universe has in His accounts, you let me know. I won't hold my breath. If God tells us that He wants more next year or next month, not only will the amount be there, but enough to take care of our needs as well. Jesus reminded us that all of our needs will be taken care of.
In this tough time, you know that somewhere a person is withholding their tithe. No job, no income, but he has that tithe from the last paycheck gripped tightly in his fist. He's counting those cookies and coming up short. God wants to bless this person, but his faith is weak at this time. Pray for this person. We don't know his name, we don't know his town, but we know the God of blessings and bounty. We know how to send up prayers and thanksgiving. We know that we've done the same thing at some point in our lives. Help this person to let go and trust in God with prayer and thanksgiving.
Did you realize that today marks two months until Christmas day? Merry Christmas!
Bucky
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