I think I might disagree somewhat about storing up some things because of the way things are going...it is not what I store up that will provide for me and keep me safe and fed. We have an example that was given for us with Israel in the desert. The extra they collected for security because they wanted to feel secure turned to worms. And also God can sew up a hole in your pocket or put a hole in your pocket. What they did to feel secure turned to worms but yet their shoes lasted for 40 years.
He didn't demand that they only gather enough for the present day because He was stingy. He did it to test their trust (faith.)
This is all true and a great spriitual lesson.
But when my car breaks down and I need money to fix it, the mechanic wants money.
He doesn't want to hear a sermon.
God wants us to be responsible with our money.
We are to take care of our families and this includes providing for them.
We have a poster on this forum who just lost a job and is worried.
Is this unusual? There are mortgages to be paid, food to be purchased, heating and lighting and phone and computers to upkeep.
Sometimes I don't understand some statement.
I doubt you sit home and don't go to work and God sends a check in the mail.
I doubt God would be happy with this.
Read Thessalonians. dd
I just wish we could be clear with our wording.
Psalm 90:17
17 May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us— yes, establish the work of our hands.
Proverbs 12:11
11 Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.
Proverbs 13:4
4 A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
Proverbs 14:23
23 All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
1 Timothy 5:8
8 Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Proverbs 6:10-12
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— 11 and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man. 12 A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
2 Timothy 2:6
6 The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops.
Genesis 2:15
15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.