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Lacking Nothing



It is so hard to believe that in just a couple months, we will have been here in York for a year. In this time, I have worked two different jobs, we have moved from a rental to a home we are now mortgaging, and we have had to get rid of two vehicles due to one catching on fire and one involved in an accident. Car troubles seem to be the staple for us this year. We have had to be towed 5 times, we have driven 4 different loners, and our 01’ Durango has been worked on at least 5 times. In fact, I was rejoicing several days ago that we lasted 2 months without any car problems!

“The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.”
I do not write this update to throw a pity party and grovel over such petty problems, but only to relay the glorious fact that almost every time we have had an issue with a car or an unexpected bill is thrown in, without us even asking for help, God uses one person or an entire church to send us money at the exact time that we need it! Most often it is the same amount that we need to take care of the issue! When I was in college, I worked in the school cafeteria for five dollars an hour. There were times where I wondered how I would pay off my school bill, but I remember just before a morning class, I read Psalms 34. Verse 10 stood out to me, because it states,

Almost instantly the statement there is no lack with God popped into my mind. I was renewed with assurance that God would faithfully provide for my needs. I look back and rejoice over how many times He blessed me with a vehicle, a job, and many others things that I needed through the years. In the same year that I graduated, I was able to pay off my entire school bill! Christ reiterated the same glorious truth that is found in Psalms 34:10, when He declared, “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” (Matthew 6:33)

Stephanie and I have now become “tent-makers” in the ministry. We are both working and neither of our jobs promise a fixed income. The cost of living is much higher here and we have added many bills that before, we didn’t have to worry about. However, at every crossroad and trial, we have experienced the faithfulness and goodness of God.

This past year, I was able to baptize my oldest son, pray with my younger son to be saved and see my daughter ask God to save her, during a backyard Bible club we hosted in participation with Child Evangelism Fellowship! Along with ministering at Good News FWB, we had the opportunity to encourage a couple starting a Hispanic church in York and aid them in fixing up their church building. If all I did was groan over finances, I would miss the blessings and opportunities that God gives me each day.

Finally, we all must realize that peace from the pressures of this life is magnified only to those who SEEK God and His Kingdom. A heart that seeks God’s presence will most certainly experience His provision. In the midst of the hardships and hustle, may we always strive to know God. Because, in our seeking, we start to realize that all we truly need is Him. Truly, there is no lack with God.

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