7. Am I Trusting Him To Provide?
In Matthew 10:8-10 Jesus clearly communicates to His disciples that He is going to take care of their financial needs.
The wrong question to ask when Jesus clearly commissions us to do something is “How much is going to cost?” because we can allow that question to lead us into a place of direct disobedience.
The only question we should wrestle to the ground, “Is this clearly what Jesus wants?” If the answer to that question is yes then we’ve got to understand that if it is God’s will then it is God’s bill.
God doesn’t give us as leaders worry-free guarantees because if He did the element of faith would not be necessary. If God has called you to plant a church, the resources for that church plant will be there. If God has called you to build facilities the resources for building those facilities will be there. If God has called you to pour into youth and children the resources to pour into youth and children will be there. There has to come a point when we trust Him to provide for our needs, even when we don’t see how it is possible.
God KNOWS how to take care of His people…but often times when He commands us as to WHAT to do the “HOW to do it” comes later—as we seek Him. He has all of the money in the world—heck—He paved His streets with gold! Bill Gates’ children don’t worry when their computers crash…we should not worry when our Heavenly Father gives us BIG VISION…because HE has the resources to make it happen!