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  YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER KNOWETH YE HAVE NEED
  by A.B. Simpson
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Summary: God emphasizes trusting Him for material needs, and our faith
is tested in everyday life.

Topics: "Trusting God", "Faith in Daily Needs"
Scripture References: Matthew 6:25

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A.B. Simpson emphasizes the importance of trusting God not only for
spiritual matters but also for our daily material needs. He points out
that while it may be easy to claim faith in abstract spiritual concepts,
true trust is tested in practical situations involving rent, food, and
other necessities. Simpson argues that real faith is revealed when we
face challenges that require tangible answers, and that our everyday
needs serve as a litmus test for our reliance on God. He challenges
listeners to examine whether they are wholly trusting God in all aspects
of their lives.

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Christ makes no less of our trust for temporal things than He does for
spiritual things. He places much emphasis upon it. Why? Simply because
it is harder to trust God for material needs. In spiritual matters we
can fool ourselves and think that we are trusting when we are not; but
we cannot do so about rent and food and the needs of our bodies. They
must come or our faith fails. It is easy to say that we trust Him in
things that are a long way off, but there can be no question about it
where faith must bring practical answers. When the sun is shining, it is
easy to have faith for our needs and to trust God.

But let something arise which irritates and rasps and frets us, and we
soon find whether we have real trust or not.

Consequently, the things of everyday life are tests of our real faith in
God, and He often puts us where we have to trust for tangible matters-
for money and rent, food and clothes. If in these things you are not
trusting God wholly, you will break down when you are placed in such
tests. Are you trusting God for everything?

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ab-simpson/your-heavenly-father-knoweth-ye-have-need/
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