http://www.k-lai.com/articles/2005/08/21/our-provider en-us 40 <p>&#8220;The <span class="caps">LORD </span>God said, &#8216;It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.&#8217; Now the <span class="caps">LORD </span>God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.&#8221;<br/> - <i>Genesis 2:18-19 (NIV)</i></p> <p>I think the coolest thing about this passage is not the man-centered application of &#8220;we were created for relationship,&#8221; but in the observation that our Creator made about our needs, and His delight in providing for those needs.</p> <p>God takes care of our needs. He sees what we need in our lives, and He provides for them in miraculous ways. He delights in &#8220;coming through&#8221; for us and giving us what we need and desire.</p> <p>He also loves to show off His creation. In verse 19 it says that God brought all that He created to the man to be named. I think it&#8217;s safe to say that God was delighted to reveal the glorious beauty of His creation to the man. It was to God&#8217;s glory for the man to name all of the animals as well &#8211; it is a reflection of the authority that God has.</p> <p>Likewise, when we see someone who has needs for which we can provide, it ought to be our joy and delight to serve them in any way possible. In helping to meet other people&#8217;s needs, we are reflecting the nature of our Provider God, Jehovah Jireh.</p> <p>We also need not be ashamed to delight in revealing our creativity to others in a humble manner. Each of us has some element of creativity within us &#8211; it is a reflection of our Creator God. So whether we are musically creative, artistically creative, poetically creative, spatially creative, or what have you, we can use those gifts to encourage and bless others. This is important, especially for those people who are pursuing romantic relationships. Just think &#8211; the creativity we pour into coming up with fun encouragement for each other is actually a reflection of the creativity and delight that our God has when He revealed all of creation to us.</p> <p>So let us joyfully reflect our Creator&#8217;s heart in serving each other and creatively encouraging each other. Let us also give thanks and praise to the God who provides in every possible way. He knows our every struggle and need!</p> Sun, 21 Aug 2005 21:09:00 -0700 urn:uuid:77b86d1173e9cde5860e5d539dfa016d K-Lai http://www.k-lai.com/articles/2005/08/21/our-provider The Great Romance Reflection <p>Sweet post man. That&#8217;s very encouraging and something that touched my heart for a time such as this. I&#8217;ve definitely been challenged to trust God with ALL of my needs, not just ones that are important to me. Thanks for all the prayers, bro and know that I&#8217;m lifting you up.</p> Wed, 24 Aug 2005 22:40:29 -0700 urn:uuid: http://www.k-lai.com/articles/2005/08/21/our-provider#comment-152 <p>mmmm good. goooood.</p> Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:33:22 -0700 urn:uuid: http://www.k-lai.com/articles/2005/08/21/our-provider#comment-151 <p>Oh and maybe the old nursing girls too!</p> Tue, 23 Aug 2005 19:04:13 -0700 urn:uuid: http://www.k-lai.com/articles/2005/08/21/our-provider#comment-150 <p>Well since I am probably not in class as much as you I don&#8217;t know if car pooling would work. Also, I would miss that early morning drive so much. =) Maybe you, me and Rachel M. should meet up and hang out some.</p> Tue, 23 Aug 2005 19:03:34 -0700 urn:uuid: http://www.k-lai.com/articles/2005/08/21/our-provider#comment-149