He's Taking Care of Business

Tonight as I was standing in line at the POSB Cash Deposit machine, I found myself just weighed down by all my financial problems. I found myself worrying how I would ever repay all the debts I had accumulated over these last few years.

I then remembered that it was going to be Tuesday tomorrow, and I was scheduled to meet the folks from the Music Ministry on Wednesday -- what would they say? How would I respond? Do I still want to stay in the ministry? Should I go?

Worry worry worry worry!

Then I felt a check in my heart: I took care of you last week right? I spoke to you that you were a prisoner of hope right? Why don't you let me take care of you?

That got my attention.

Why am I carrying all this by myself? I began to hand my financial problems over to the Lord right there at the ATM que.

I saw him in my heart taking over the burden of repaying all my debts. My heart began to feel so much lighter! Then I got smart. I thought why not give it ALL to him? Why am I carrying any of my problems at all? I began to see the Lord in my heart going about taking up all my problems: problems at work, problems in the ministry, problems with my relationships.

Then this phrase appeared on my heart:'God's taking care of business.'

I then realized that He was actually going about taking care of these areas of my life like a businessman going about His business! We're that important to the Lord. What's important to us is important enough for Him to want to take care of . . Himself.

And like a businessman going about his business, our problems are a priority for Him to solve. He wants to solve my problems! After all the Bible does say that 'He who began a good work in you is faithful to complete it'!

*Phew* I felt the courage return to my heart.

I mean if the Master of Creation himself is taking care of my debts, my debts don't stand a chance of surviving God's provision!

And if God's taking care of my problems in ministry, then all things will work together for my good! I may not understand what to do just yet. But I am relieved that He's taking care of it for me.

If you think about it, this is just like when David met Goliath on the battlefield. If you looked at the encounter in the natural, David was much smaller physically than Golaith was. But if you looked at it from a spiritual standpoint, Goliath was just a tiny speck compared to how big God was!

That's why David said ' . . .you come against me with the sword and spear, but I come against you in the Name of the Lord of Hosts.' So on the battlefield of my life, I'm going to let my BIG God fight my battles for me.

Before writing this entry, I checked up on 1 Peter 5:7.

7 Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully. 1 Peter 5:7(Amplified)

Isn't it interesting to note that God actually invites us to give our cares to him. That means He needs us to cooperate.

I'm sure glad I have.

Another interesting point to note is that the word 'cast' literally means to 'cast upon'. I've always thought I was just casting my problems away from me. But tonight, I've realized that what Jesus wants me to do is to cast my problem AT Him. And He's certainly big and powerful enough to take all my problems and handle them!!!!! I pity the problems. . .hahaha.

So tomorrow when I am tempted to worry again. My confession is going to be "God is taking care of business".

And Eugene's life is His business.