God's View:
Rom. 8:28
; Eph. 1:11
-Needs will dominate your vision and
motivation and become the reason why you pray, believe, work,
and serve. Purpose motivation, however, is reaching out to the
why am I here and what am I to do for Him, then things work together
for good and God will meet my needs according to His riches in
glory.
Hope:
Matt. 6:7-8
, 33
-Your needs are driving your prayer life,
and most people are motivated by a historical created need; therefore,
they move out to their future with yesterday's created demand.
When you are need-dominated, you will always look for something
to meet that need. As you change the focus to accomplish God's
purposes, He will fulfill your needs as a by-product.
Matt. 6:24-26 -We are either trusting God, or in the supplier of our need which is a creation of our own desires. Whole world is dominated by their needs causing man to trust in externals which become their god. To recognize this and seek God's purposes starts the healing and salvation processes. Emotional and intellectual needs are part of need-domination. We put this need on others and expect them to perform to fulfill this demand. Thus, we are to take 'no thought' for life, but seek God's purposes in order to please Him.
Phil. 4:6 ; l Pet. 5:7 -Take no thought for life, we are to let God be God for God is intimately involved in my well-being.
Change:
Ps. 23:1-6
-Lord's leadership is a deliverance and is my security.
His leadership sets me free from wants. Step into His shoes and
see life from His perspective, His purposes, not by my wants.
Be connected to His purposes and Eph. 3:19-20
will be a reality.
Don't trust in mammom or people to fulfill your needs. Our greatest
troubles allows Christ's leadership to be manifested and this
without stress and strain, no longer need-dominated but purpose-motivated.
Eph. 1:11
; Rom. 8:28
; l Ki. 17
-His purpose in anything is the
release of provision in everything. We no longer depend on people,
things or circumstances to change to meet my needs for the Lord
is my Shepherd, I shall not want. No longer looking for things
or people I could trust in to meet my need but now I rather recklessly
abandon my life to my Shepherd.