{"id":14381,"date":"2016-05-16T09:33:39","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T13:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=14381"},"modified":"2016-05-17T09:56:46","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T13:56:46","slug":"the-habit-of-recognizing-gods-provision-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=14381","title":{"rendered":"The Habit of Recognizing God&#8217;s Provision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u2026you may be partakers of the divine nature\u2026<\/strong> <strong>\u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?version=31&amp;search=2+Peter+1%3A4\" target=\"_blank\">2 Peter 1:4<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qv-SXz_exKE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile-sharing-button\">\u00a0We are made \u201cpartakers of the divine nature,\u201d receiving and sharing God\u2019s own nature through His promises. Then we have to work that divine nature into our human nature by developing godly habits. The first habit to develop is the habit of recognizing God\u2019s provision for us. We say, however, \u201cOh, I can\u2019t afford it.\u201d One of the worst lies is wrapped up in that statement. We talk as if our heavenly Father has cut us off without a penny! We think it is a sign of true humility to say at the end of the day, \u201cWell, I just barely got by today, but it was a severe struggle.\u201d And yet all of Almighty God is ours in the Lord Jesus! And He will reach to the last grain of sand and the remotest star to bless us if we will only obey Him. Does it really matter that our circumstances are difficult? Why shouldn\u2019t they be! If we give way to self-pity and indulge in the luxury of misery, we remove God\u2019s riches from our lives and hinder others from entering into His provision. No sin is worse than the sin of self-pity, because it removes God from the throne of our lives, replacing Him with our own self-interests. It causes us to open our mouths only to complain, and we simply become spiritual sponges\u2014 always absorbing, never giving, and never being satisfied. And there is nothing lovely or generous about our lives.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Before God becomes satisfied with us, He will take everything of our so-called wealth, until we learn that He is our Source; as the psalmist said, \u201cAll my springs are in You\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+87:7\">Psalm 87:7<\/a>). If the majesty, grace, and power of God are not being exhibited in us, God holds us responsible. \u201cGod is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you\u2026may have an abundance\u2026\u201d (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=2+Corinthians+9:8\">2 Corinthians 9:8<\/a>)\u2014 then learn to lavish the grace of God on others, generously giving of yourself. Be marked and identified with God\u2019s nature, and His blessing will flow through you all the time.<\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>May 16, 2016<\/p>\n<p>Journal Entry for Today-JDV<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The first habit to develop is the habit of recognizing God\u2019s provision for us.\u201d This sentence at the beginning of Chamber\u2019s devotional today caught my understanding in that it made me think that before I even have any needs God has already made provision for me. Before I can even grasp the concept of my circumstances and their impact (good and bad) God has already made a way. That changes things a bit for me and the way I interpret my role in the world and my surrender to Jesus. And this kind of thinking can help keep me from falling into the proverbial \u201cpity party\u201d; surrender before there is ever an issue or problem; live in the knowledge that You are good all the time, and all the time You are good.<\/p>\n<p>And God says\u2026\u201d<em>It is in keeping with the mantra you have been talking about as well; all things work together for good; and when you are surrendered and connected, you \u201cjust know\u201d that I am in control and I will make your paths straight. You don\u2019t have to wait for your personal indicators to run up into the yellow and red range to surrender and know that I am God and I arrange all things for your good. You don\u2019t have to wait till things are difficult to decide to surrender; it can just become your way of life.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026you may be partakers of the divine nature\u2026 \u20142 Peter 1:4 \u00a0We are made \u201cpartakers of the divine nature,\u201d receiving and sharing God\u2019s own nature through His promises. Then we have to work that divine nature into our human nature by developing godly habits. 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