Daily Bread

Give us this day our daily bread.

A phrase that we often mindlessly rattle off, without truly sitting in it. Daily bread.

A practical, biblical application of this is thinking about the Israelites wandering the desert. For them, the manna was quite literally their daily bread provided each morning, with an imminent expiration by day’s end. The Lord wanted them to trust in Him daily to fulfill their needs. Just enough to sustain them each day.

This simple phrase that I often say without much weight, now brings me to my knees. For me, daily bread is the strength to get through the day while feeling incredibly out of control. Just whispering those words brings me to tears.

Faith is a daily walk, a daily choice, and a daily reliance on the Lord to provide. Without fully relying on the Lord, I am grasping at straws. Every bit of control, peace, assurance slips through my fingers leaving me lifeless. If I run fast enough, maybe it won’t catch me. If I keep moving, maybe I won’t feel the sorrow. If I keep making plans, finding new doors, maybe I can help God get me to His plan faster.

“Be still and know that I am God.”
Psalm 46:10

If I stop, breathe, and quiet my soul, everything that I’m avoiding comes flooding in. Maybe I am not as good at being still as I thought. Why is it so hard? Why do I have to go through this… this feeling of being all alone.

Lord, I came up with solutions, why are you closing every door? How long will I have to wait to find an open door?

“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.”
John 15:4

In You I will find peace. In You I will be guided. In You will be nourished daily.

Today, daily bread is the strength and belief that You are enough. You love and protect those who abide in you, so I ask for enough to make it through today. I will be back tomorrow with the same request.

Give us this day our daily bread.