// P. Daddy//

There may be times in your life right now (like me), where we are struggling with God’s promises and the things He said He would do in our life but has yet to come to past, or is short-lived. In times like these, there will be disappointments and wavering hope, and those are valid. But before you write me off, I hope to share with you two of the many insights about an amazing God we serve and how when we are in a relationship with Him, He is bigger than those disappointments, we can place our hope in Him. 

I’ve just done my reading in 1 Kings 17 and it’s given me insight on two characteristics of God and what we can learn from being an ‘Elijah’.

God is our Provider.

Simple yet if you believe in every word, with every ounce you have, this will change your life like how it changed Elijah’s.

In 1 Kings 17:1-8, Elijah upon God’s instruction went into hiding from the evil King Ahab and wife, Jezebel. Not only did God instruct Elijah to go into hiding, He gave instructions on how Elijah would be fed and kept alive; through the waters by the brook and ravens feeding him. 

God had secured provisions for Elijah, He saw to Elijah’s daily needs. How much more personal can God get. And this is God for you, He has your interests at heart. His eyes are on you. You are worth more than a sparrow.

But of course, there has to be a reciprocation of sorts and when God instructs, we’ve got two choices. One to do accordingly or turn the other way. 

In verse 5, it says that Elijah went and did accordingly and he was provided for for as long as it took the brook to dry up. 

When we take God at His Word, we can be sure, that we will be taken care of and provided for, in every area of our lives - family, relationships, ministry, school, work etc…

Next truth, God is the Promiser.

When the brook dried up, God’s next set of instructions to Elijah was to go to this widow whom God said He would use to provide for Elijah. That household never ran out of flour nor oil and they were all provided for, until the son of the widow got very sick and died.

She said to Elijah in bitterness and sorrow, “What have I to do with you, O man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to kill my son?” 

Elijah took her dead son in his arms, went to the upper and cried out to God and said “O Lord my God, have You also brought tragedy on the widow with whom I lodge by killing her son?” and he stretched himself out to the child three times and prayed some more.

Then the Lord heard Elijah and the soul of the child returned to him. And then get this, the widow said, “Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is the truth.”

Not only is God our provider, He is also the promiser. He has promised and given His Word that the widow would provide for Elijah, and He did. They never lacked food throughout the famine. 

The same is for us, that when God promised a plan for our lives, we will never lack. That’s because we have a faithful God. And yet how easy it is for us sometimes to forget the faithfulness, and look only at the promise. How often are we like the widow & Elijah who cried out in bitterness when a tragedy strikes and we completely forget the provisions of God and His faithfulness. 

In 2 Timothy 2:13 it says that when we are faithless, He [God] remains faithful for He cannot deny Himself. And that is the faithfulness of God, that even though we may lose hope and waver in faith, He is still faithful. He still remembers and will keep to His Word.

The promises will never be bigger than our God, and yet He remains faithful and still provides. Just when we think it’s hopeless, when we’ve thrown in the towel, the faithfulness of God prevails and He comes through. He brings it back to life, that we will know He is real. He is the truth, He is the promiser and a promiser doesn’t go back on His word.

Therefore, God is like my P. Daddy - Provider & Promiser. Just two characteristics that showcases His faithfulness. His faithfulness and love prevails. This I’m sure, and this is where I’m placing my faith in, in every season, every aspect of life - regardless.