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Your Question:
Why did God take away my only source of income?
Answer:
My friend, I can see that you're struggling with a difficult question. As someone who has spent years serving the Lord, I want to encourage you that God's ways are not our ways. He does what He pleases, and sometimes that means taking away our earthly sources of income. It's not that He's trying to punish us, but rather to teach us to trust in Him and seek His provision. When we put our finances under God's covering and live in obedience to His ways, He promises to deliver, protect, bless, heal, and keep us alive. But when we don't, we may experience desolation. It's not about the amount of money we have, but about our heart attitude and our willingness to trust God. As the Bible says, "Test me in this," says the Lord Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it" (Malachi 3:10). So, my friend, I encourage you to seek the Lord and ask Him to show you how impoverished you are at the level of your heart. Ask Him to reveal to you the areas where you're not trusting Him. And then, seek the Savior, Jesus Christ, and ask Him to teach you how to live a life of faith and trust in Him. Remember, God's provision is not just about meeting our physical needs, but about magnifying Him and worshiping Him with our lives.
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