God Will Provide

 

 

It is November 10^th as I write this. We still have a bluebonnet blooming in our front flower bed! For those of you not from Texas, bluebonnets are our state flower. They are annual flowers that bloom in the spring and then go to seed. All of our bluebonnets did just that except for this single plant.  It has persisted in the face of what seemed like an insurmountable obstacle, namely the 100+ degree heat of the Texas summer. It continues to bloom because that is its nature, what it is called to do.

 

The bluebonnet reminded me today that we can be “…more than conquerors through him who loved us” (Rom 8:37). We can look at the challenges that face us and decide that we can’t do it, whatever “it” is, that it’s just impossible or impractical or just too much trouble. We may be right, if we are looking at it from only a worldly view. We may get a different answer when we look at it from God’s point of view. I think back many years ago when I felt that God was calling me to be a doctor. I was a CPA at the time with no medical or science background whatsoever. Because I felt sure about this call, I decided to start out and let God open the door if He wanted. Long story short, God worked it out and I became a doctor and have been one for over 30 years. I give God all the credit because my natural skills are in a different direction and so I rely on Him to provide whatever I need to do what He calls me to do.

 

God will provide. If He calls you to do something, He will be with you to bring it to fruition. The road may be winding and hilly but it is sure.

 

“If the Lord delights in a man’s way, he makes his steps firm; though he stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand” (Ps 37:23-24).