Poser or the Real Thing?

Thank you for taking the time to read my my blog today, I really appreciate it. Thank you for caring about me and reading what Father is doing in my life. Thank you for reading what I write whether silly, sad, happy or something you could’ve done without. Thank you.

I will not pose as someone who knows everything about what is going on with our government and our world. So many things we see, read and hear about have been spun to fit the agendas of those presenting their ideas. What I DO know is tried and true and anyone who knows my Father, can and should put their hope, trust, faith in His Word (the Bible). I believe many of us have put our faith in our government for our source of income. Yes, I realize many of us or our spouses work for the government and do receive a paycheck from them for the work that has been done. However, I am not talking about this.

You see, no matter what happens with our government with regards to the finances we receive from them, God, the One and Only Father God is, has been and always will be our Provider. Either we believe His Word is truth and life or we do not. We are not supposed to pick and choose what we believe about it. We must believe His Word is truth from beginning to end.

He is our Provider. In the midst of plenty and in the midst of great suffering He and He alone provides for us. During this time of not knowing what is going to happen with our jobs and finances we will see many lash out against our government and our God. I believe one of the things that will be revealed to us will be where we have placed our trust. If our trust is placed in Father supplying all our needs according to His riches then we will not be let down. We must believe Father did NOT bring us to this point in our lives only to say, “Ok, I’m done with you now. You’re on your own. I’m no longer going to provide for you.” He has been walking with us since the day we were conceived in the matrix of our mothers. He has been walking even closer to us as we have made Him King of our lives. He will never leave us or turn us out in our time of need, trouble or want.

I do believe we as people of God do need to repent. We need to repent for allowing ourselves to believe that our government is our Provider. Every good and perfect thing is from above and thus our jobs are good, some may feel their jobs are perfect, others, not so much. Yet, the jobs came from Father freely. Some of us have allowed our jobs and the money we receive from them to replace God in our lives. There is a simple fix to that line of thinking. All we need to do is admit we have done this and ask for forgiveness. He is such an incredible Father that when we do this He wipes us clean. He doesn’t stop there though He renews us from within as we allow Him.

I believe we also need to seek forgiveness for speaking against our government officials instead of praying for them. If we call ourselves believers in Christ then one of our responsibilities is to:

(1 Timothy 2:1-15) First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, ² for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. ³ This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, ⁴ who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

I would like to take this opportunity to plug the local church. I am not a church leader in any way at this moment but my passion for God’s house burns within me. Another area we are lax in is with our tithes. I believe many give ‘offerings’ but many do not give a tithe from the job Father provided them. Ten percent is all He asks for and I know some of you are thinking, “Wendi, 10%? We aren’t even going to have money coming in. When it does come in, our bills will be behind, we will need groceries, our rent paid, and more.”

I do understand about bills, budget and our necessary items. One thing I know for sure is God is true to His word. If we will repent from not giving Him our tithe (10% from the gross amount of our check) and then give it to Him, He HAS to fulfill His promises to us. He has to. He is not a god who is not real or lies. He is our God and He will take care of us, even if/when it looks like He is not. Let’s pay our full tithes to the local church and not withhold any longer.

Trust me in this, He will provide for your every need. He cares about every detail of your life. There are so many stories I could tell about how Father supplied for us supernaturally, but let me give you one recent example that happened to our son, Gareth.

Gareth attended Youth With a Mission Creative Arts School in Alesund, Norway in September 2010-2011. He needed $10,000 for the 9 months of schooling he received. Gareth knew this going into the school but had no idea where it would come from outside of God. Keven and I, along with a few others, helped Gareth on a monthly basis, but nothing near the amount he needed. In December, the school told Gareth he needed to pay off his school year within two months. A long story made very short: by February, Gareth’s school had been paid off completely, along with money to live on.

I have so many other stories of things I didn’t necessarily need but God placed it on someone’s heart to give me exactly what I wanted. One example of this is, my mother-in-law has some hand lotion on her sink and it smells delicious. Well, I looked it up online and it was pretty expensive for my budget. It wasn’t too many days later and someone gave me a bottle of this very same lotion. That’s my God. That’s my Father caring for my wants. That is Father supplying from His riches into my life.

It comes down to two things:

1. Where is our trust? Is it in the government providing for us or is it ultimately in Father providing us whether through our government or other supernatural means? Either way, it all comes from Him.
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3. Will we choose to obey His word to pray for our leaders, be obedient to His word and give our tithe freely?

Let’s put our focus/trust back on the One Who really can make a difference. Let’s talk to Him about what is going on with our government.

Let’s ask Him to move mightily to save us.

Let’s ask Him to move this mountain(s) from our lives and provide for us generously.

Let’s not walk in fear, despair, worry, or anxiety during this time of not knowing what is really going to happen.

Let’s choose to be wiser in our spending.

Let’s trust Father to take care of us.

Yes, let’s be real about what we are feeling but let’s not let that RULE and REIGN over us.

Let’s let God’s words permeate the details of our lives.