I have been meditating the last few days on the following verses:

Romans 8:32: “Since He did not spare even His own Son but gave Him up for us all, won’t He also give us everything else?”

John 15:16:   “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.”

Do I really believe God will give me all things?  As I began to meditate on these verses and reflect on when God has provided or not provided the things I asked for, I realized I was assuming more than these verses say.   The Scriptures do not say He will provide whatever I ask in the way I think it should happen and the timing and place I desire.  They only say He will provide.  The how, where, and when are not specified.  Those are up to God.  You see, God has a strategy!  He is strategic in everything that happens today because everything is all for His glory!!  Also, if I knew or dictated, the how, where, and when, it would require no trust or faith on my part and God would not be God.  God is a good God and He is also sovereign.  Another thing to consider when thinking about God giving me all things is: is it all about me or is it all about Him?  John 15:16 tells me that it is all about Him – that I might bear fruit so that He will be glorified!  He chose me that He might be glorified.