Anchored in Hope - October 2025 Edition

A reminder that our true security comes from the Provider, not the paycheck

Oct 30, 2025

I love when God uses everyday circumstances to teach us valuable lessons and remind us of his ultimate truth, authority and glory. That’s exactly what happened to me today.

I am disabled and rely on government assistance to pay my bills. Today, is payday or so I thought. Turns out I was right but for awhile I was stressing because my money hadn’t hit my account hours after it typically did and I had bills that were due today. I kept checking Reddit to see if others had received their money and nobody had received theirs and I started to panic. That’s when God reminded me that I shouldn’t rely on my paycheck as much as I had been relying on it. Essentially He was telling me that I relied more on my monthly paycheck than I did on my Heavenly Father.

This really hit home when I later on came across a video on Instagram randomly of a worship set singing the lyrics “you are worthy of it all, you are worthy of it all, for from you are all things and to you are all things, you deserve the glory.” (From the song Worthy of It All by CeCe Winans). And it hit me. My paycheck is a gift from God. Everything I own is a gift from God. Everything I see is a gift from God. And He deserves the glory for all of it. Those lyrics changed my perspective on so much and I wanted to share this in the off chance they might be an eye opener or an encouragement to you as well.

Another lesson to be gleaned from this happenstance is that God promises to meet our needs. He says so multiple times in His word. He knew I had a bill due today and so I should have been confident that He would make sure I would have the funds to make that payment on time. He always has and He always will.

I have another example from this past week of God’s provision happening right on time. Along with relying on government assistance for finances, I also rely on government assistance for food. With the government being shut down (what crazy times we’re living in, right?), food stamps have been halted. That means I no longer have the funds for food. My dear friend had a friend reach out to her offering to support someone who is affected by the shutdown by purchasing their groceries and my friend thought of me. I was blessed with more than enough money to purchase groceries to support myself for a little while and it has truly been a blessing.

God will provide every. single. time. even if it’s from a complete stranger and for that I am eternally grateful.

I want to encourage you to put your trust in God to provide your every need. He’s a good good father who knows what we need before we even know what we need. If you’re in a situation where you don’t know how you’re going to pay a bill or eat your next meal, pray to God and watch Him show up for you at just the right time. I’m believing in that for you.

Here are some encouraging verses for you to take with you today.

Philippians 4:19: - “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”
Psalm 34:10: - “The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.”
Psalm 23:1: - “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
Proverbs 10:3: - “The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.”
2 Corinthians 9:8: - “And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”

A prayer for peace over unknown circumstances

Dear God,

Thank you greatly for your beloved child who is reading this right now. thank you for who you are and for who you’ve made them to be. I ask for your devine provision over their life. Thank you that you promise to provide for them in every way and that when there is a need, you already know because you are all seeing. I pray that you would give your child peace as they go throughout this day and further throughout this upcoming month and that you would secure them in every way under the shadow of your wings. We love you. Thank you for loving us.

In your glorious name, amen.

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But before you go… Have you heard the good news?

At the end of every newsletter from now on I want to share just a paragraph or two on what the Gospel is in easy terms so that if you haven’t heard the Good News, you can and if you haven’t been given the opportunity to give your life to Jesus, you’re able to.

Essentially, in the beginning, God created a perfect world and made humans to live in it according to His good design. But when Satan deceived the first humans, sin entered the world and has affected every person ever since. Because of this, we all fall short of God’s perfect will for our lives. That’s why God sent Jesus—fully God and fully man—who lived a perfect, sinless life. Out of His great love for us, God gave His Son to take the punishment we could never pay ourselves. Now, anyone who turns from sin and trusts in Jesus is forgiven, made right with God, and promised eternal life with Him. This isn’t something we can earn by being “good enough”—it’s a gift of grace that God freely offers to everyone.

If you’d like to receive the good news today and receive Jesus into your heart, repent of your sins (this means to turn away from your sins), believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that He died for your sins and rose again, and then invite Him into your life as your Lord and Savior, often through a personal prayer, to become a new creation in Christ. This act of faith and surrender is a personal decision and commitment between you and God.

An example of a prayer you could pray to invite Jesus into your life is as follows but I invite you to make it personal:

“Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior. Amen

Thanks for reading!

With love and bunches of grace,

Ashley Hope <3

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