When my wife and I sit down to partake of a meal together, we always try to reflect on God’s provision.
You and I live in an abundantly blessed country. We are so blessed that we are not preoccupied with surviving. We don’t have to wonder if we will eat, but when, what or where. We have choices for Chinese, Thai, burgers, Latin foods, and the list could go on and on.
Because we are so blessed, we have added many pains to ourselves because we have lost our dependence on God. Before, when our ancestors were trying to survive, they had to depend on God to provide and thus their faith was strong. However, we’re so blessed, that sometimes we don’t acknowledge that it comes from God.
God warned the Isrealites in Deuteronomy 8,
10 When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you. 11 Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day. 12 Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, 13 and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, 14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 15 He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock. 16 He gave you manna to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known, to humble and test you so that in the end it might go well with you. 17 You may say to yourself, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.”18 But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.”
Today, before you eat, or drive your vehicle, go to work and make a living, go to the movies, or enjoy many of the commodities that we do today, really take time and force yourself to connect with God and give Him the gratitude that He deserves. It ALL comes from Him. You don’t have to worry about surviving as other people in the world do.