God Will Make a Way

This particular verse use to confuse me. Why was Paul instructed to be full and to be hungry? To abound and to suffer need? Isn’t being a Christian supposed to be filling and abundant?

Some mislead people would think that we are suppose to suffer, as in be hungry – poverty. But that is a deception that Satan put in people’s minds. Paul said he knew how to be abased and how to abound. He knew how to abound in life. Abounding in life means to totally let go and let God. Jesus redeemed us from the curse, which was poverty, sickness, lack, etc.

We can have all, but first we must give up all. Daily. We are to give everything to God, who in turn, gives it back a hundredfold. Thus God will make a way.

And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s. But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers and children, and lands, with persecution; and in the world to come eternal life. Mark 10:29-30 KJV

Some may find that hard to do. Some people are so strong willed that they won’t let go. But life is a constant struggle for them. Jesus said for us to lay up treasure in heaven.

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6:20-21 KJV

Paul was hungry and full at the same time. A paradox, indeed. He was full, with the Spirit, with God’s word. And he was hungry for more. Always striving for more of the anointing, for more Word. God does not intend for us to be physically hungry, or to suffer lack. That is misunderstood. God wants us to hunger for Him. For in hungering for Him, we seek for Him, which is His will. And when we seek Him, we find Him and gives us all things. We hunger for Him and He fills us. God will make a way, always.

Paul was taught to be abased and to abound. God intends for us to have abundance. Then why was Paul taught to be abased? Abase means to cast down, to be low, to humble. We are to humble ourselves before God. We are to cast down all imaginations.

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5 KJV

Bringing all our thoughts into obedience of Christ and hunger for Him is the paradox of Philippians 4:12. In doing this we abound and are full. In doing this God will make a way for us always to be taken care of.

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