God is not stingy.
For me, my children’s clothing has been a metaphor of God’s provision. We have four children. The oldest is now twenty-three. When they were growing up, we spent very little on children’s clothing. In fact, often when we did spend money, the next day someone (without knowing what we bought), went out and purchased the very same thing for us. So does this mean our children were clothed in rags, that they shivered through the winter in threadbare clothes? Not at all! In fact, one year we gave away seventy-five large (lawn & garden size) plastic bags full of children’s clothing.
We all have needs. When I originally wrote this post in 2003, we had no income. One promising business or job opportunity after another fell through leaving us with nothing. Yet, despite these setbacks, we always had enough to eat, clothes to wear and a place to live. God has supplied our needs in many different ways.
And He will supply yours.
From the Bible:
I cannot contain all the good God pours out on me. God’s love is all around me, filling my life with goodness… Psalm 23:5-6 The Easy Bible
Remember, you are designed to make a difference!
Dwight
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