Are Your Needs Met

Are Your Needs Met “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35 I can recall reading one of Pat Robertson’s books about the law of simplicity, whereby God tells us to be happy with the simple things of life. I believe that our lives would be much more stress free, if everyone could be happy when their needs are provided for, and be contented with that. Life would be so simple if we could be satisfied with having food, clothing and shelter, as our ancestors had. They were not stressed out because they did not have the best and biggest house, best job or the most money, but were happy and contented with what they had. When we go beyond having our needs met, we have to be careful to keep this from detracting and taking away from the things that really matter the most to us, which is our God and our families. So often the pressure to accumulate our wants and our desires, takes valuable time away from God and our families in order to be able to acquire these things. In the Bible God does not talk about meeting our wants or our desires, but tells us repeatedly that He will take care of the things that we really need. He tells us that even the birds do not worry about their needs as He provides for them. Having grown up without the luxuries that most families now have, I can appreciate what it means to have your basic needs met. I would encourage each of you to think about your real needs, and find the place in your life where you feel comfortable with having your true needs met. I would also encourage you to reach the point where the excesses that you accumulate over and above your true needs, will be the things that you will also feel comfortable sharing with others. Robert W. Brock My Daily Devotional Volume Six October 30