God is Restoring Peace Over Finances

Your anxiety is being dismantled.

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The other night, I had a rude awakening.

I found myself torn between two simple but telling choices: stretch $20 to grab a few groceries for the next day, or finally treat myself to some fast food after going all day without eating. Naturally, I headed to Walmart, trying to be the “responsible adult,” but as I was driving, this heavy, familiar thought pierced my heart:

“Why do I always have to stretch money?”
“When is this cycle going to end?”

That’s when I heard God whisper something that disrupted everything I believed about my finances:

“Who said you always have to stretch money?”

I knew immediately: that wasn’t my own thought. It was wisdom straight from God.

If God is supposed to be the ruler of our lives, especially in times when we are helpless, why do we attempt to do HIS job when we are in situations like this?

Yes, the economy is tough right now. Saving and stretching dollars feels like survival. Even small joys like a hot meal feel like luxuries. But in that moment, God reminded me of Matthew 6:25-27:

²⁵ “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? ²⁶ Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? ²⁷ Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?

Suddenly, I realized I had been trying to control the outcome of tomorrow. I had been trying to control my finances instead of trusting God with them. I thought I was being strategic. In reality, I was being prideful. I had placed the burden of provision solely on my own shoulders, leaving God out of the process.

And honestly, many of us do the same.

We say we trust God, but when it comes to our money, we panic. We hustle. We overthink. We plan down to the penny. And if we’re being real, we don’t actually invite God into this area of our lives. We just inform Him of our plans and hope for the best.

That night, something shifted.

I chose not to worry and prayed for favor on my way to the fast food place. I pulled into the drive-thru and saw a shrimp platter advertisement for $7.99. “That works,” I thought. When I got to the window, the cashier smiled and said, “You have $7 in rewards. Want to use them?”

My jaw dropped and I nearly cried.

I instantly thanked God. Not for providing food, but for relieving my stress. It felt like a wink. “I see you. I got you. Trust Me.”

All he wants is for us to trust him with our finances, but because of past trauma and the world’s systems right now, we find ourselves in a panic. The anxiety has shut our ears off to God’s wisdom and has turned our hearts cold. We put ourselves in a whirlwind trying to provide, hustle our way to the top, make sure we have thousands of dollars in our bank accounts, but this is something else I learned.

God isn’t asking us to be irresponsible. He’s asking us to release control. To stop leading our own provision. To let go of financial anxiety and invite Him in. Because here’s the truth:

Even with money in the bank, we can still live like orphans.
No trust. No dependence. Just fear disguised as a hustle.

This isn’t a call to laziness. It’s a call to faith.

God doesn’t want you to be anxious. He doesn’t want you panicking about inflation, layoffs, or bills. He wants your attention. Your trust. Your obedience. He doesn’t want us living in an uproar due to the economy. He also doesn’t want us to worry about what is being taken away from us. We only have to focus on HIM. This is the time, more than ever, to believe in his wonder-working power because everything that is happening to us is BEYOND US.

Even in this economy and in this season, He’s still God. Still Provider. Still Miracle-Worker.

Let go of the stress.
Let go of the need to control.
Let God do what only He can do.