Needs

And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19 NLT)

God will always provide for your needs. He always does, that's one of His promises. We don't even need to ask Him most of the time, He just does it! There are times, however, that we do need to voice our needs. In either case, we just have to have the faith and believe that He will do it! Some of us may want to wait for this big Hollywood-style way of God showing up with a light show and all the works. If you are waiting for that, you will be waiting a long time, God doesn't work like that. There was a story from a while ago where a man was on the roof of his house, surrounded by flood waters, and he asked God to save him. A few minutes later a boat comes by and they say to the man "get in." He said "no, I am waiting for God to save me." A few minutes later a helicopter comes by and they say to the man, "get in." Again, he says "no, I am waiting for God to save me." The helicopter leaves. The flood waters continue to rise and eventually the man drowns. He gets up to heaven and asks God why He didn't save him. God said "I sent you a boat and a helicopter, what else did you want?" All this to say is that God works through people to meet our needs, trust Him that He will do and don't miss out when He does provide your need!

Take Away:  When a need rises in your life, ask God to provide for you. Then recognize the provision when it comes and don't miss out. He may not send it the way you expected, but He will always send it.