Donnie King

The scripture says, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”  Through the power of God we should be fearless! 

However, many of us spend a lot of time in our lives being fearful.  On the surface it seems that there are so many things to be fearful of; bad health, possibility of rebellious children, broken relationships, lost job, and the big one MONEY.  Over recent years God has taught me to be fearless in so many things, but the one I still struggle with from time to time is the fear that my family (or church) will not have enough money to pay bills.  As a pastor I meet and counsel with so many people that struggle with this same fear…The fear that there is never enough. 

In April of this year I found myself paralyzed with this fear.  My family was running short on money and it seemed that our church was also falling short in finances.  Many of you can relate to how I was feeling, I was scared that there wasn’t going to be enough money to pay the bills and that fear consumed me.  I found myself waking up at night thinking about it and spending the majority of the day trying to figure out a solution to no avail. 

In my fear, I turned to God.  Although, I didn’t understand why I was in this hard financial situation, I knew that God was faithful and He would hear my prayers and answer.  I really poured my heart out to Him.  I was scared, confused, and even a little mad but I was completely focused on God. 

He did answer!  He taught me that fear tells us that there is NEVER ENOUGH, but with God there is always MORE THAN ENOUGH!  Here is the passage I read: 

¹⁵ As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.” ¹⁶ Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” ¹⁷ “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. ¹⁸ “Bring them here to me,” he said. ¹⁹ And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. ²⁰ They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. ²¹ The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children. (Matthew 14:15-21)

The disciples had the same fear; “We have here ONLY five loaves and two fish”.  Do you see their fear?  They thought there was NOT ENOUGH, but with God there is ALWAYS MORE THAN ENOUGH.

I decided to trust God at His word and believe that there was more than enough.  The next week my wife and I received an anonymous check in the mail for $2,500 which was more than enough for my family and our church prospered. 

As I think back on April, I feel kind of silly to think that God wasn’t going to provide.  He always provides!  What about you; are you living in the fear that there is NEVER ENOUGH or are you living in the belief that with God there is ALWAYS MORE THAN ENOUGH?