January 17,
2010
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How
Big is God Part 3
Big Enough to Guide my Life
I am learning that no matter where you and I find our self in
life, we can learn to give thanks to God. There have been
days in my own life as I’m sure yours, that I have
wondered what God was doing, why I was in the position I was
in. There have been days in my life where I have certainly
questioned God and wondered if He was sure He knew what He
was doing. Perhaps I could do it better on my own. What I am
learning is that people in Scripture, people in history,
people in my present life had it bad, too, and they all found
a way to understand the will of the Lord. Here is a favorite
passage about knowing God’s will:
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of
the Lord is. Ephesians 5.17
We must understand that God who has redeemed us will direct
our steps. There are times in our life when it seems like we
wander from wilderness to wilderness, not really knowing
where we are going or where God is leading us. There are
times in our life that God must bring us to the edge of
despair before He can give us hope for the future. There are
times in our life that God must bring us to the edge of
hunger before He can fill us. There are times in our life
that God must bring us to the edge of desperate thirst before
He can pour His spirit on us. We may not think that God has
been directing our steps but it has been His desire to birth
within us a hunger and a thirst for His satisfaction; for His
goodness. There is nothing in this world that can ever truly
satisfy the spirit within us but God our Creator. Perhaps
it’s time that we start thanking God for our wilderness
experiences. Maybe we should start thanking God for the
hunger and the thirst that He has so desperately tried to
create within us.
Source:
http://healingchoice.org
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