The Lord's Provision

The Lord has been teaching me about our need for His provision. I’m realizing that I can not live this life on my own strength. The harder I work, the more things do not work out. The more I rely on Him, the more I see His provision. We get His joy when we give up ourselves. Galatians 6:4-5 in The Message says: “Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don't be impressed with yourself. Don't compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.” We are sons of God and our work is to believe in Jesus (John 6:29). How simple and wonderful! Our work is not to do chores, keep a schedule, or even to earn money, but to fix our eyes on the effectiveness of Jesus’ death on the cross. When we make that our focus, our steps will be ordered by Him because we are one with Him (Galatians 2:20) and our lives will be blessed.