By Janae Spates, Virginia State University
Sometimes we hold out our hands to God in hopes He’ll give us something materialistic
Without even knowing whether He’ll give it to us
But it will always be something we need
And don’t come talking about some, “Well I need money!”
He knew you’d say that
But what if I told you, your life goes far beyond the needs your eyes seek to see
The truth of your heart lies beneath the superficiality of your desires
And the temporal ideas that swarm your mind
But what if the truth is it’s the comfort you need?
To feel secure in your life
And lay the danger of “less than” at ease
Or to feel the empowerment of control
To feel as though the peace that you carry comes from your tone
Or is it to feel the warmth of a God who truly loves and wants you to prosper and succeed?...
A man Whose hand is far greater than any of your unmet needs
God is and forever will be all that you need
And don’t forget His hand doesn’t always ensure money
But sometimes it secures peace
Distance from a broken society
And separation from a conformed variety
God’s hand carries true life, not just the needs that help us survive