God's Way...

I am thinking about all the years involved in athletics and hearing coaches say, “It is my way or the highway.” Now, God is not that abrasive with us, but it might be good for us to hear that sometimes so we can, hopefully, avoid bad decision making. How often do we go our own way rather than God’s way only to have it end just like God’s Word states, “Our way seems right but in the end it leads to destruction.” God has a design and a way to meet the needs of our everyday lives.

There is a scripture found in God’s Word that states, “My God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19) All of us have needs in life that are not being met -- physical, spiritual, social, financial -- a lot of needs. So maybe you're asking, "Why does this verse not work for some of us?"

It’s not God’s fault. God does not lie. God is true to His Word. He watches over His Word to see it lived out in our lives. Could it be that we need to better understand that with every promise God makes there is a premise that we must follow in order to receive? If God met our needs without our following His way and plan, then we would abuse God with our greed with an abundance of needs. We would treat God like a big vending machine -- I need this, I need that.

What’s exciting is to know that God wants to meet all our needs regardless of what part of our lives it involves. Understand that with every promise, there is a premise. God says, "I will do this if you will do that." When I think of what God will do for us, the promise is so much greater than what He will ask us to do. I feel I need to do more, but that is the incredible God we serve; He blesses us with abundance and only asks us to obey His way.