when do we need God?

i remember having this thought a while back... i was telling God that when people are rich and happy they feel that they have things in control and do not need God... this is true when i speak to some of the people i know who have yet given their lives to Jesus.

i thought how nice it'd be if people can realise that these material things and financial stability doesn't fill them fully..

then the financial slowdown starts... the credit crunch creeps up and people are realising that they're out of control and in financial instability/need. but do they run to God to ask Him to be their provider? no...... they start to blame Him.

how sad it is... when you prosper, it is by your work and might and when you don't, you blame God for turning the markets down and taking away your chance at striking it rich.

but what do i really need God for during these times?

i think i really do need God to find rest. knowing that although things seem to be going haywire, there is still certainty. knowing that God will provide. i think such truths really allow me to find rest. and to experience these truths, you have to believe it.

{ Tuesday, December 16 }