How can I provide enough for our needs

If you are struggling to make ends meet you are not alone. Thousands of people in our country are finding it hard to cope with their finances, with all the stress and strain on health and relationships which they bring. But God knows and cares about your situation, and he wants to help you. If you're struggling with debt there are things you need to do.
Firstly, face the issue, rather than ignoring it. It's not going to go away. You need to do something about it. So speak to someone about it and then you can start to turn things around. Be honest about it, and get support and counselling to help you cope with it. Learn how to budget carefully. Work out your income and outgoings. Keep a note of everything you spend, and try to find things you can do without. Use savings to pay off debts which charge most interest first, while paying the minimum due on others, or try to move the debt to a lender whose charges will be less (checking whether the existing lender will penalise you for doing this), and remember, you needn't be on your own. Church is there to help and support you through. It's a very safe place to tackle these problems with the support of friends and bring God into it. Ask him to help you to get your spending under control, to face up to any difficult choices, and to give you strength along the way.
As Christians, many of us have seen God provide for us in amazing ways. God can be trusted. He may not give us all that we want, but he has provided for our needs. There's a story in the Bible of a widow who only had a jar of oil and flour, yet when she gave it to God he used it to provide for her needs and each of us has something, however little, which we can bring.
When we trust him with all that we have (our finances, our talents, our relationships, our own lives), we have found that he is able to take what we bring (however small) and use it to meet our needs. Why not give it a try?

Martyn Colley:

Martyn is a follower of Jesus. He is married to a lovely lady and has two wonderful kids (how blessed can you be?). Martyn loves playing table tennis and Ultimate Frisbee, as well as reading and drawing. He studied theology at Oak Hill College, and is a Full Time Paid Elder at Allington Baptist Church.