Philippians 4:12-13

I know what it is to be in need, and I known what it is to have plenty, I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, weather living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.



In this passage we see the answer to all of our problems. Often time I find myself saying "Life sucks", "I can never to do this!", "I just don't have enough!". But here we see the answer to all of life's many problems. Through Christ we can have all the strength that we may need. Wether we are hungry, stressed, depressed, worried about money, Christ will help us through all of our problems.
I have gotten to a point of learning that the Lord will always provide when we just put our trust in Him. Out of the 1000 of life lessons that I have learned at living at home with my aunt, uncle and cousins one of the most important ones is: God provides in every aspect of our lives. Granted we are to be proactive in our lives but through Christ we have all the strength that we need to preserver!
As I begin to transfer into that "adult" phase of life I have had to worry about everything from work, bills, rent, money, and the list goes on and on. One of the biggest problems when growing up and moving away from home is money. I got to have to opportunity to help a friend start a new life and get an apartment with my best friends. The problem is that we are on to totally different sides of the spectrum when it comes to trusting in the Lord. As we got two weeks out to the big move, we didn't have an apartment (we thought ours had been offered to somebody else), had $500 between the two of us, her jobs had not gone through, and things were not looking good. Daily phones conversation tended to go like this: "Dude just trust in God it will all work out." "How can I not freak out?!". Although life is stressful for time to time the Lord has a plan, we got the apartment we wanted, acquired more then enough money, she got both jobs she needed and life worked itself out....correction GOD WORKED EVERYTHING OUT!
Although countless times God has provided for all of us, we still have the doubt in our hearts. This week I challenge you, and this may be my hardest challenge, to just trust in the Lord and see where He takes you in life. You may be quit surprised in how much happier you will be in life when you are not stressing over the simple things in life. God will always provide for those who trust in him! Go to him! Run to him! Trust in him!

I pray for you and your walk in Christ