Hello
@pawnraider, I'm surprised that your other thread got no replies, because this seems like an excellent topic for discussion on one of our theology boards instead of on the Junk Drawer.
That said, there is this passage to consider about those who have little faith ..
Matthew 17:14-20 (see v20 in particular). God's promises to fulfill our "needs" do not depend upon us, upon the quality or the quantity of faith that a believer possesses, however, the way that the Lord chooses to bless us (which could include His timing) may be. Remember that His greatest concern for us is, first and foremost, our spiritual wellbeing (though our physical wellbeing can be tied into that as well).
Here is an interesting quote to consider about that
(about the way God may choose to operate in our lives at times and why) from pastor/theologian A. W. Pink.
As you may have already noted in
Matthew 17:20, what we are capable of doing as Christians/for God and for His Kingdom may be be dependent upon the amount of faith that we possess however.
I suppose I should stop here and ask you what you mean by, "Will He really provide"?, specifically.
I'll also add one of my favorite verses into the discussion at this point.
Psalms 37
4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
This verse has a wonderful command with a wonderful promise attached to it from God, and the key to obeying our half of the verse (the command half) is found in always chasing after Him, NEVER after the things that we want/need from Him.
(remember too that the command is to "delight YOURSELF in the Lord", not to "delight the Lord", as if our relationship with Him boils down to nothing more than a quid pro quo )
I think you will find that the more you turn your eyes toward the Lord (focus on Him exclusively .. or as the hymn says, "
Turn your eyes upon Jesus"), the less and less the things/the cares of this world will bother you
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.
He always fulfills His promises to us with this single caveat or understanding, He may not do so in the way (and/or in the timing) that we might imagine/expect/prefer that He will, because He always acts in our best interest (even when we don't recognize His actions as being in our best interest
).
God bless you!
--David
p.s. - our growth in Christlikeness can be seen in many ways, once of the best being the degree or level of trust that we have come to have in Him ..
Proverbs 3:5-6.
Here's a short video (a sermon excerpt) from Dallas Theological Seminary that might be helpful if you have the time to listen to it (it touches upon the topic of $$ and faith/trust in God, just FYI).