This phrase hit me like a slap in the face while reading a book by Beth Moore the other night and has been a thought in my mind ever since. Over the past few weeks, I’ve personally been walking through trials that definitely need God to show up in a huge manner. I was looking at the surface problems, the loss of material processions, and instead God opened my eyes to see that not only does He have every ounce our lives under control, but He is the Meeter of all of our needs. Any need in the physical, the emotional and the spiritual. He will provide and not leave us empty handed in any situation in life.
When we cry out for Him, He will walk up to us, identify the need in our life and says, “Hello Illness. My name is Healer” Or “Hello, Loneliness. My name is Friend.” We as humans get so wrapped up in life and under estimate the power in the name of our Savior. It’s not just a name, but a series of names amongst a name, which makes it much more powerful that it will break down any need whether it’s physical, emotional or spiritual. You must identify the wall that is keeping Him from being the Meeter of your needs, and cry out for Him. You don’t have to go anywhere. He meets you in the place He most knows that you’ll need Him.
He becomes the source of strength when you are weak; your Healer when you are ill. He becomes your Hope when despair washes over you. He becomes your Voice when words are few and hard to speak. He becomes everything you will ever need. Over time, I’ve had needs in my life, whether it was as small as a pair of shoes to the big things in life like a car or finances to cover bills. He has never failed me; in the perfect timing He has brought to me, or better yet, introduced to me by name… The Meeter of my needs.
As a human, I have had to learn to slow down, and grasp the smallest miracles. What’s your need today? Is it finances, a mending of a broken heart, hope to see your dreams come true? Is it love, security, healing or direction? Whatever it may be, He is more than enough. He is powerful and fully capable of providing to you the right answer to your need… in His timing, in His will, in His name. Stand upon His promises for your life today. There are 365 promises in the Word of God. One for each day, but that doesn’t mean that promise isn’t actively working on your behalf the rest of the year. They never expire. Remember the day in which you came to the realization that your name was “lost” and how he came to you and said, “No more do I call you lost, but now, I give you a new name… Child of God; and I, I’m the Meeter of your needs” – that day was the beginning of your journey with the Provider.
Matthew 6: 25-34
"If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don't fuss about what's on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds. Has anyone by fussing in front of the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch? All this time and money wasted on fashion—do you think it makes that much difference? Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primp or shop, but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them. If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don't you think he'll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.”
this is so amazing... :)
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