Why Does God Sometimes Wait Until The Last Minute To Supply Our Needs?
Answer: It may seem as though God waits until the last minute to supply your needs, but remember that God has a timetable that you can’t see.
He has a plan for you. Nothing can stop that plan, not even a shortage of money.
God may wait because he wants you to trust him more. God always remembers you and hears your prayers. And he never runs out of anything.
Sometimes people wait till the last minute to pray. Instead, we should be praying to God all the time about our needs. We can trust him to take care of us.
Key verses: [Moses said,] “For forty years I led you through the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out.
You had no bread or wine or other strong drink, but he gave you food so you would know that he is the Lord your God.” (Deuteronomy 29:5-6)
Related verses: Psalm 138:7-8
Related question: How do you trust God when things are going rough?
Note to parents: This question can arise when a child hears about God providing for someone in the nick of time, such as right before a rent check is due.
Remind your family that God provides for us day after day. Moses pointed out to the Israelites that God had prevented their sandals and clothes from wearing out for forty years (Deuteronomy 29:5).
Just like the Israelites, we sometimes forget that God is providing for us all the time. Thank God for all he has given so far.
If God Owns Everything, Why Doesn’t He Keep It All In Heaven?
Answer: God owns everything because he is the Lord of all. But he created all good things for us to use and enjoy.
He didn’t create things just so he could keep them all or even because he needed them.
He mainly wants us to use them and to use them wisely so we will be happy.
Remember that God is spirit. He doesn’t need money, toys, food, or other things.
What would he do with all our stuff? He would rather give it to us so we can learn to be responsible and use it in his service.
Key verses: [God says,] “For all the animals of the forest are mine, and I own the cattle on a thousand hills.
Every bird of the mountains and all the animals of the field belong to me.” (Psalm 50:10-11)
Related verses: Job 41:11; Acts 17:28; 1 Timothy 6:17
Related questions: If God owns everything, why do we have to make money? Why are the things you buy God’s?
Note to parents: Always tie ownership of things to stewardship of those things.
Having a pet means feeding and taking care of it. Having a toy means using it properly and putting it away when you’re done.
Reward your children whenever they show good stewardship by being more willing to grant their next request. And be sure to say why you’re so willing.
If God Owns Everything, Why Do People Sell Stuff Like It Is Their Own And Charge However Much They Want For It?
Answer: God owns everything because he created everything and is in charge of everything.
But God trusts people with things and money. He makes people managers of the things they have.
God has given you your toys, for example. Those toys are yours to take care of.
As part of that responsibility, you may decide one day that you are too old for them and want to sell them or give them away.
If your parents say it’s OK, you can sell those things and use the money for other things. Just remember to set fair prices.
Key verse: [David prayed,] “Who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you?
Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you have already given us!” (1 Chronicle 29:14)
Related verses: Leviticus 25:17, 23; Nehemiah 5:1- 7; Job 41:11; Psalm 8:6; Proverbs 11:26; Acts 4:36-37
Related questions: If God owns everything, then why do we have to pay for things? What is stewardship?
Note to parents: Helping your children clean up and sell old things and then allowing them to use that money to buy something they want can teach them a lot about the benefit of taking care of the things they manage.