Provision

...do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Phil 4:6 (ESV)

...casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 (ESV)

Why is it so difficult sometimes to remember to pray rather than worry? Why is it easier to fret over whether there is enough, than to ask for more?

I’d been fretting a bit over the cost of the cape. Finding an extra chunk of money in December is difficult to begin with; add in the fact I’m paid monthly, the wedding is January 3rd and my next pay date is December 30th…it was beginning to appear I’d spend my New Year’s eve sewing like a madwoman.

Enter God.

The trip to the fabric store yesterday yielded blessing after blessing. The minimum anything was on sale was 50% off – the velvet ended up being 25% of the on-line price. While I still need a frog closure and the fun trim, the total cost thus far is well under my budget.

Even when we forget to go to Him with our burdens, God is caring for us. In the big things - but also in the little.

Thank you, Lord, for your provision, in things large and small in my life. Nothing is too small for You to concern Yourself with, and nothing is too big for You to handle. You anticipate my needs, and meet them out of Your depth of love for me.

In Jesus' name, Amen.