Quotes About Provision

The provision of charity as of right destroyed the motive for human solidarity in the face of hardship, and undermined both ties of personal affection and the sense of duty toward close relations. Intended as an expression of social responsibility, it liberated selfishness.

It is better to have it and need it, than to need it and not have it.

Thirteen thousand dollars a year is not enough to raise a family. That's not enough to pay your bills and save for their future. That's barely enough to provide for even the most basic needs.

There's a certain safety net that you find in the military that, as dangerous as it is, you know they're going to provide you a meal and a home no matter what happens.

I really think me and my family live humbly. I've secured my life, and I won't have to open the newspaper and be looking for work.

Need a gallon of milk and a box of bullets? This was the spot.

until he had the house closed in. So, he'd feed him

The Prayer for a Parking Space Oh, divine and merciful God, History is without equal for how much I will adore You, when You give me today, a place to park. For You are the provider. And You are the source. From You all good is delivered. Within You all is found. In Your care will I find respite. With Your guidance, will I find peace. To stop, to rest, to idle, to park. These are Yours to give me. This is what I ask. Amen.

It's easy to look like Santa Claus when you don't have to buy the groceries.

When they prayed for rain, they carried an umbrella.

and that figure covered just enough food to see them through the first leg or two of the voyage.

One tier consisted of the steward, charged with keeping an eye on the food supply;

There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.

As to any sense of inequality, or youthfulness, or other difficulty in our way, little Em'ly and I had no such trouble, because we had no future. We made no more provision for growing older, than we did for growing younger.

Meat, ma'am, meat.

there is excellent provision made of dainty new bread, crusty twists, cool fresh butter, thin slices of ham, tongue, and German sausage, and delicate little rows of anchovies nestling in parsley, not to mention new-laid eggs, to be brought up warm in a napkin, and hot buttered toast. For

We made no more provision for growing older, than we did for growing younger.

Young John was some time absent, and, when he came back, showed that he had been outside by bringing with him fresh butter in a cabbage leaf, some thin slices of boiled ham in another cabbage leaf, and a little basket of water-cresses and salad herbs. When these were arranged upon the table to his satisfaction, they sat down to tea.

Friend, be assured that the Lord—the Owner of heaven and earth—supplies all your needs. None is too massive, problematic, or severe for Jesus to meet it

Friend, it is God's responsibility to supply what you require. Your duty is to trust Him, obey Him, and keep your focus on Him—not on what you perceive is

Amigo, ¡Dios puede suplir esa necesidad! Él es el Dios que da a su pueblo todo lo necesario para una vida plena, satisfactoria y con propósito.

If you earnestly desire to provide for your family, then you must make an effort to understand spiritual matters enough to teach them to your children.

Allow this truth to set you free: you don't have to be perfect to experience the Father's love and provision. Do you constantly worry about how your next mistake might make God react toward you? Friend, this is an exhausting way to live. While it's essential you honor Him through obedience, He doesn't love you any less when you mess up.

God has an answer for every need you or I could ever experience.