Even when the devil is attacking your mind or your family, he doesn’t have the power to torment you indefinitely. Just like with Job, God had to give the devil permission to inflict harm. The devil cannot act without God’s consent. And God has a limit—He will say, “Enough is enough!” How many of you are thankful that God isn’t just your provider but your provision? If God were only your provider, you’d rely on what comes from His hand, but as your provision, you can trust His heart. Even when what you need isn’t immediately available, remember that everything you need for life and godliness is in Him. He is the Bread of Life, the Light of the World.

If you can’t see the next step, don’t worry. God will give you enough light for the next step He’s called you to take—not all 1,500 steps at once. His revelation is progressive. Jesus is the gate—you come in and go out through Him. The church and others don’t control your destiny. Jesus is the Good Shepherd, guiding you through life’s challenges. Even the darkest valleys are mere shadows because He is the resurrection and the life. The things that seem dead in your life are subject to resurrection when God’s breath touches them.

Jesus is the true vine, and while there are substitutes, they can’t sustain you like He can. In order to understand God’s provision, we need to look back at the experiences that shaped His people, even before our time. This concept of God as provider is demonstrated in Exodus 16, where the people felt like the demands on them exceeded their supply. The disciples weren’t the first to face overwhelming circumstances. Today, many of us feel the same way, especially in a world where we’re inundated with too much—too much information, too many needs, and too much pressure.

Studies show that compassion fatigue is a real issue. With constant exposure to global suffering, we can become paralyzed, unable to act on the issues we can actually impact. In John 6, before Jesus declared, “I am the Bread of Life,” the disciples, seeing the crowds, wanted to send them away because they felt the problem was too big to solve. “It’s too much”—too much debt, too many demands, too little time. When the “too much” mindset lingers, it often turns into a belief that there’s “not enough.”

But in moments like these, when we feel insufficient, God shows us His provision. I’ve been there myself—turning down opportunities because I felt I didn’t have enough to offer. But that’s when God steps in to multiply what we have. When we linger in the spirit of “too much,” it can lead to a mindset of “not enough.” It’s a cultural epidemic—never before have we felt more deprived or depleted, facing life’s challenges while constantly being exposed to the world’s overwhelming needs. But Jesus reminds us: “Your fathers ate manna in the wilderness.”