Increase in Faith

As the Lord blesses, and in His leading, with oneness, me and my wife have invested on land and house. Every time we did in oneness and in peace, we witnessed the Lord's presence and blessing. Oftentimes, in my own natural concern I tried to delve into the matter in detail and found my self in anxiety, yet after all, there was nothing to be anxious about, as all our investments have been righteously and legally confirmed and documented. 

Today, we have realised that our monthly expenses are going up drastically, with the children's fee hike and the house rent increase. I was inwardly contemplating of finding an amicable resolution with my house owner to not raise the house rent in the coming year, and then to negotiate on financial reason. But as I was considering and praying about this, the Lord shine on me and even spoke to me, not to bargain on any financial matter. The Lord further enlightened me to trust and have faith in Him who is the source of all my supply, spiritually, psychologically and physically too. The Lord's direct speaking was, the source of supply is rich enough to meet any amount of need. However much increase the need could have gone, the supplying source can meet all of them, sufficiently and in fact, abundantly. 

He can meet more than my need.

Philippians 4:19

19 And my God will fill your every need ⁴according to His riches, in glory, in Christ Jesus.

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19⁴ God supplies us according to His riches, not according to our needs. His riches exceed our needs.

Yes, He can meet more than my need. Not merely according to my need, but according to His riches. With His speaking the Lord comforted me to trust in Him and that my faith may grow through all these experiences. And now I decided not to negotiate or bargain on any matter with my house owner.If the increase of rent is due, so be it. The more the need, the more the supply will be. The supply of God is according to God's riches, far beyond my mere need.

My faith was deeply strengthened. I was so thankful to Him for His marvelous promise and speaking. Besides, other source of blessing in disguise is helping the needy ones, especially those of the household of faith. Recently, by the Lord's leading, we were graced to be able to help some needy saints. To the extend that we have lend with almost nothing left behind to meet our own need. Of course, the Lord takes care of this need. 

However, this experiences was truly of the Lord. By this, we do not trust in the blessings of God per se, but trust in the God who blesses. Though, sometimes I asked myself if I am over lending, or what if the saints are taking advantage of our generosity. But the Lord reminded me again and again through my reading of the word that "it is more blessed to give than to receive," (  Acts 20:35) and it is a blessing to help my fellows brethren in times of need. On the contrary, not to help is a curse, and to store for oneself alone is selfishness which can hinder and stop the Lord's rich blessing. Not to be generous for the sake of receiving blessing but to take of the Lord's need by caring for fellows members in the Body. This exercise and experience also increase my faith very much, in the Lord, for all things.

Lord, increase my faith furthermore; 

To fully trust in You for all things,

To look to the Source ever only,

And not be anxious about the means,

Yea, much less, be worried about the ends.

For the Producer is much richer the consumers,

The Supplier is much richer than the receivers.