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HOW CAN I TRUST GOD TO PROVIDE FOR ME?

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HOW CAN I TRUST GOD TO PROVIDE FOR ME?

If You Could Ask God Anything - Part 7 | July 21, 2024 

Gabe Kolstad | @gabekolstad

Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand 

what the Lord wants you to do.    

-Ephesians 5:17

The Hardest Choice

1 Kings 17:8-16

8 Then the Lord said to Elijah, 9 “Go and live in the village of Zarephath, near the city of Sidon. I have instructed a widow there to feed you.”

10 So he went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the gates of the village, he saw a widow gathering sticks, and he asked her, “Would you please bring me a little water in a cup?” 11 As she was going to get it, he called to her, “Bring me a bite of bread, too.”

12 But she said, “I swear by the Lord your God that I don’t have a single piece of bread in the house. And I have only a handful of flour left in the jar and a little cooking oil in the bottom of the jug. I was just gathering a few sticks to cook this last meal, and then my son and I will die.”

13 But Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid! Go ahead and do just what you’ve said, but make a little bread for me first. Then use what’s left to prepare a meal for yourself and your son. 14 For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There will always be flour and olive oil left in your containers until the time when the Lord sends rain and the crops grow again!”

15 So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her family continued to eat for many days. 16 There was always enough flour and olive oil left in the containers, just as the Lord had promised through Elijah.

3 Provision Principles:

1. Money is a TEST

3 When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the Lord. 4 Abel also brought a gift—the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift, 5 but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.    -Genesis 4:3-5

2. Money is a TRUST

The master said, “Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!”   -Matthew 25:23

3. Money is a TOOL

All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt that what they owned was not their own, so they shared everything they had.     

-Acts 4:32

90-DAY TITHE CHALLENGE

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“Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!    -Malachi 3:10

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