ALL • OUR • NEEDS
How often do we consider that this covers not just finances? Not just food, clothing, shelter, but also our deeper needs.
Have you ever thought to yourself
“I just NEED someone to read my mind…to read my heart…to tell me why it is I’m feeling anxious, or down…”
“I just NEED a pick-me-up…”
“I just NEED to know that somebody cares about me… that I matter…”
“I just NEED a pause. A healthy escape. In the midst of the chaos. In the middle of the wait. In the middle of the feelings- whether those be grief, fear, uncertainty, whatever.”
“I just NEED a translator. Someone who knows my husband’s (or friend’s, or parent’s, or children’s , or anyone’s) heart, even better than I do, and knows my heart, even better than they do- and is never hindered by miscommunication. Always unites and never divides. Always believes the best and never assumes the worst. And helps us to do the same for one another, when we take the time to consult him instead of handling things on our own.”
God has taken care of me in ALL of these ways, more times than I can count. I depend on Him to.
“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.”- Phil. 4:19
All you have to do is ask Him.
We don’t need a psychic. (God knows what our future holds AND He is the One who is holding our future, present, and past in His hands. He also knows what we need to know and when we need to know it. Sometimes we need to know what’s weighing us down so we can let go of it, and sometimes we need to be reminded to let go of the need to diagnose the reason for our feelings of emptiness, and simply to ask Him to fill us with Himself, no matter what the cause. He’s a one-God fits ALL. )
We don’t need to keep hunting for a perfect mate or perfect friend who will ALWAYS be able to drop everything 24/7 to be there for us. (Even if they wanted to, they won’t always be ABLE to. Only God himself can be at all places at all times. Only He can know our deepest needs and fulfill them completely, and heal our deepest hurts, instead of just temporarily plugging the holes.)
We don’t need more self-care,
or to be able to always “pick ourselves up”
with a pedicure, or a coffee, or a pep talk or anything else… (Does self-anything feel better? I’d venture to say no. Scratching your own back…giving yourself a shoulder massage… treating yourself, none of that is better than having your back scratched, having your shoulders massaged, being surprised by someone thoughtful… God is always doing wonderful things for us. We just have to open our eyes to see that it truly is Him behind any good gift. – “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” -James 1:17 NIV)
We don’t have to wonder if we matter, if anyone cares…God has already told us over and over and over in His Word that we matter to Him, that He cares so much for us He sent His Son to die so that we could live together forever.
We don’t need a smoke break, a coffee break, a glass of wine, a joint, a shopping spree, a vacation, or any other escape to numb us in the chaos, the waiting, the feelings, the grief, the fear, the uncertainty… we need a moment with Him. Laying down our sin and our “secrets” (which are not secrets because He knows everything) and our baggage and our rights to do just whatever we want, is so worth the relief that is found in Him. His presence is better than any pain-killer, any anxiety or depression medicine, any thing or experience money can buy. And being addicted to Jesus doesn’t take anything away from our relationships- it enhances them, since He teaches us how to serve others over self.
We will never fully understand ourselves. Why we are the way we are about some things. Every intricate factor that led to forming our unique and quirky personalities, likes and dislikes. And if we cannot even understand ourselves- how can we hope to understand someone else, or be understood by them, perfectly? We can’t. But GOD can. He is the only capable and available 24/7 translator. So- if we get our feelings hurt at 11 pm on a Tuesday, or 5 am on a Sunday, or literally any hour of any day- we don’t have to see if our friend is showing active in messenger so we have someone to talk to. He’s just a prayer away. We don’t even have to pick up a phone. How can our wanting-instant-access selves not be giddy excited about that?! Why do we scroll and sulk and message others first and make the problem bigger? Why don’t we simply ask God to help us forgive, and help us be forgiven? (I have so much room still to grow in this area…)
Oh, if we only could grasp-
Really grasp-
The richness of the need-meeting relationship
that Jesus offers us with God,
through the Holy Spirit…
I believe it would eliminate so, so many other needs that we think we have.
There’s a secular song by Vertical Horizon that came to mind just now and I wonder how often it reflects the words of the Father to some…
“I am everything you want
I am everything you need
I am everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
I say all the right things
At exactly the right time
But I mean nothing to you and I don’t know why
And I don’t know why…”
If you have not begun to come to Him for ALL your needs, it’s a great time to ask yourself – “Why not?” ❤️
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