I am now convinced that unless God intends to try us through food or clothing, he shall ensure that we literally have our daily bread and garments – but provided (and that ‘strictly’) we explicitly take him at his word (Matthew 6:25-34). Which brings me to take George Muller’s general teachings as literal as presented. One issue I note that may exist is failure to let tomorrow worry about itself while we only look solely at today troubles (which the Lord’s says to be sufficient).
When God neither means to try us nor have us looking at him for supplies day by day, then he shall provide us with a stable job that will then attend to the same. The issue with cases where God intents to try us is that, we can be sure that we will not be able to deliver ourselves from his trying hand regardless of the effort. We will find that what may seem to be possible helpers are either not very practical (such as good business ideas in a sick economy) or may appear somewhat compromised in their nature (in light of Christian ethics).
When answering prayer (excluding those he decides to bear long with), God may turn to a bare miracle (the lame man at the beautiful gate) or do so in the course of his providence. Providence being where God particularly guide ordinary circumstances to work in favour of your prayer petition (finally receiving some money you were owed, etc). God having providential access to circumstances like this does also mean that he can prevent certain goodness from coming our way until his time is right (such as when we finally exercise faith in him for our daily supplies).
Then the words of the Psalmist gets verified: “I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.”
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