When you have some experiences like that under your belt, you just know by experience that He provides. It is not knowing with a head knowledge. It is knowing experientially. Everyone needs to come to this conclusion experientially, and not just have a head knowledge about what the Scriptures teach about other saints. So often, we go through life in our Christian experience, and we talk about the experiences of the great men of God, but it is quite irrelevant to us.

Jones, Dr. Stephen E.. The Purpose of the Wilderness . God's Kingdom Ministries. Kindle Edition.