I have often doubted the ability of God’s power to work on my behalf. It sounds like a weird thing to say considering everything He has enabled me to overcome. From homelessness to poverty, loss, childhood abuse to depression; the Lord has strengthen me to beat the odds that under normal circumstances would have been impossible. Yet whenever I am faced with a new challenge or difficulty my faith seems to topple over like a house of cards. I find it hard to see my way through and that is when the doubts come in. Memories of past traumas flood my mind like a tsunami. This hinders my ability to maintain the right perspective. Now haven previously spoken on the topic of blinders and the need for them, especially when breathing a dream, a word came to my heart. Greater Is He.
1 John 4:4b says “Because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” He, being God, is greater. The power of the Holy Spirit, His Spirit, is greater. But greater than what? Greater than any circumstance, challenge, situation, sickness, financial problem or whatever else life throws at you. This concept is rather difficult for our finite minds to comprehend. Looking back now I see that my thinking was immature. Any time life got hard or daunting circumstances presented themselves I would blame God; as if He was punishing me. I would behave like Job and launch into accusation mode as though God was responsible for what happening and was actively working against me. However this also got me thinking about Mark 6:52.
Mark 6:52 says “For they had not understood about the loaves, because their heart was hardened.” The disciples witnessed Jesus perform many miracles. They themselves even participated in bringing some of these miracles about, and yet their hearts were hard. The disciples saw the miracle of the fish and loaves, but when they were instructed to set sail to the next destination they quickly forgot about the miracle that they just witnessed. When the winds arose they were overwhelmed and feared for their lives. I too sometimes do not understand, and unfortunately when you do not understand is it easier forget and minimize the significance of things.
Last month God performed a miracle for me. I desperately needed provision and out of no where there it was; exactly what I needed. But I was so caught up with my situation and that the miracle only provided a temporary solution I failed to understand its significance. That God, yet again, proved that He is greater. He hears me when I call, and He is faithful to answer prayer. Nothing can stop Him or His hand. My prayer for all of us is this. That we would take the time to search our hearts and repent for having hard hearts. I am asking God to open the eyes of our understanding; that we would continually and daily makes note of what He has done – big or small; To understand the significance of what He says and does. And, lastly my earnest prayer is for us to not limit God’s power at work in our lives. For Greater is He that is in us than He that is in the world!!
There is nothing can not do in and through our lives because God is GREATER!!
Praying and Believing For You!!
Blessings,
Littlerose
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