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If you’re like me, whenever a need arises in your life—particularly a need that you don’t have the resources to deal with—you almost immediately exercise your faith to handle the need.

The routines vary. You might prefer the prayer closet, a confession of faith, a declaration of spiritual dominion, or maybe touching and agreeing with someone.

Along the way, you may confess the hundred fold return (Mark 4:20), invoke Luke 6:38 (Give and it shall be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over), or pull out one of the big guns, Malachi 3:10 (Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and try me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you such  blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.”).

The bottom line is you take a stand on your spiritual resources to meet a natural need. As one believer said, “I’ve been giving into the kingdom….and it’s time to make a withdrawal from my heavenly account”.

And that might be the problem (the idea of withdrawing from your heavenly account).  Let me ask, how is that working out for you?

Naturally speaking, there are lots of times when my bank account is totally screwed up.  Post-dated checks hit earlier than expected, withdrawals outweigh deposits, unexpected fees, NSF (Non Sufficient Funds) charges…it can be depressing, to say the least.

Sometimes, the status of the account makes withdrawals just not possible.

When it comes to our spiritual needs, the same thing is true. We aren’t always in position to withdraw from our spiritual reserves…but don’t panic. That’s not what they’re for anyway (another time, another lesson).

When you have a need (whether it is for finances, health, peace, favor, relief from mental pressure—whatever), instead of looking to your spiritual reserves, remember this passage: “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19)

Notice, YOUR account isn’t mentioned anywhere in that passage. God will supply the needs, not according to YOUR limited, fluctuatious reserves, but according to the immeasurable, unlimited, ever-growing riches of Christ Jesus!

So the next time you find yourself needing to go to the throne of grace to meet a deficiency in your life, don’t go there with the thought of making a withdrawal -- go with the confidence of making a transfer!

Carl Prude © 2014
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