The Glorious Quest

The Glorious Quest And my God shall supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 NIV In the past I have had the mind-set that God should bless me... and "bless" means money and prestige. And like a child, if I saw someone else with a blessing, I wanted one too. I think that sometimes we get engrossed by a "Me too" Theology that only leaves us wanting, and feeling short-changed. Have you ever looked at godly provision this way? I think it is okay to ask God for anything. I think it is okay to ask, seek and persistently knock. But what might it be like for God when we who have so much, ask for more? What might it sound like to tell God that what He has given is not enough, and might I have better please? And what if God answered, what might He say? He may tell us that we have misunderstood the meaning and purpose of His blessings. When God desires to meet our needs, it may have little to do with money and much more to do with "glorious riches". You know, what might be interesting is if "the need" that God promises to fulfill is the one where we are trying to share the good news of Christ Jesus with others. It may be that God has promised to help us along in ‘that’ glorious quest, to make Christ known to all.