What You Need

I was praying in my car on the way to work this morning, and I was asking God to help me with some things that I felt like  I need help with. He began to speak to me and led me to Acts 3:

Acts 3

¹⁾Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. ²⁾And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. ³Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. ⁴⁾And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” ⁵⁾And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. ⁶⁾But Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!” ⁷And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. ⁸⁾And leaping up he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. ⁹⁾And all the people saw him walking and praising God, ¹⁰⁾and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

The beggar asked for what he felt like he needed. God gave him what he truly needed. There could be a countless amount of reasons that God decided to heal him at that moment but God gave him what he needed; the ability to walk. Why at this point? That’s something we can all ask Him one day.

After I pondered this story, He said: “My grace is sufficient. My mercies are new every morning. I will give you what you need when you need it.”

I think that sometimes if we get what we need too soon, it can easily turn to pride.  

I look back on how many times I have asked God to back me up on what I thought was what I was supposed to do. I have fallen on my face so many times and I blamed God and would say “I thought you told me to do this! Why are you doing this to me?!” He was giving me what I needed. I needed to fall on my face. I needed to humbled. I needed to realize that God truly gives us what we need, when we need it, and how we need it. We must accept Him as our Lord and not just our Savior and truly put our trust in Him that no matter what, He provides everything we truly need.

Trust Him today. His grace is sufficient. He makes all things work together for your good.

Kevin