This far the Lord has helped us. ( I Samuel 7 v 2-14 )5

                                                             Psalm 37 v 25.

                                           'I have been young and now I am old,

                                           yet I have never seen the righteous

                                           forsaken or their children begging 

                                           bread.'

Here we have David and he is old, and this is what he testifies,that he has never seen the righteous forsaken,or  their children begging bread. Of course there will be exceptions when God's children will know hardships and difficulties,but they will not be forsaken.Whither it be fair weather or stormy weather God  will never forsake them.As regards our needs God will provide,that is my experience, I have mentioned a time when my first wife and I lived by faith,when we attended college ,God supplied our needs.During that time I told a lady how we were living ,and she said we were begging,but we weren't, I never in my life begged of anybody, nor has any of my children. God  honoured our faith and our needs were met.If we read Davids life we see that there were two times that he asked people for help ,the first one was of the priest Ahimelek (1 Samuel 21) the second one was when he asked Nabal(1 Samuel 25). We should not box ourselves into a corner,sometimes it is permissible to go to someone for help, sometimes God would be using  you to test them,to see if they will give. God is faithful and will provide for  his peoples needs,and His chilldrens needs,

                                             'Begone unbelief ! my Saviour is near

                                              And for my relief will surely appear.

                                              By prayer let me wrestle and He will perform;

                                              With Christ in the vessel I smile at the storm.

                                                                 John Newton

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