Do you ever doubt that God will give you everything you need when you follow Him? - Daily Reflections May 30,2014

THE FATHER WILL GIVE US ALL THAT WE NEED

 

The promise of Jesus at the end of today’s Gospel reading is not a blank check for anything that we might desire. The context in which the promise is made clearly indicates to us that the person asking the blessings of the Father is a disciple who wants to proclaim the Kingdom of God. This effectively limits the promise to those things that we need for our faith walk with Jesus.

       That’s a bit of a pity, you might say. Well, yes and no. It is ridiculous to think that God will give everyone everything they want without any basis for it. But it makes a lot of sense that He would give all that is needed for the proclamation of the Gospel. That is His stated objective throughout the Scriptures and at the heart of every revelation through the lives of the saints. What Jesus is really saying is that those who seek to serve the Kingdom will not find God wanting in providing the means to do exactly that.

       The saints know that this is true — it is one of the secrets of their success. They simply trust that when they act on the will of God, He will provide everything that is needed to accomplish His will. It takes a lot of courage to step out and launch a new Church initiative that needs huge funding. However, we cannot sit around and do nothing for fear of looking like a fool if the funding does not come.

       Let us follow the path of discipleship without concern for how we will look in the eyes of others as that will only hinder us from obeying God. Let us always seek to put the mission and ministry of the Gospel first so that all may come to know the gift of salvation in their lives. Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL

 

REFLECTION QUESTION: Do you ever doubt that God will give you everything you need when you follow Him?

 

Holy Spirit, help me to let go of my need to look good in front of others and to put Christ above everything in my life.