God’s Power
August 22nd, 2010 § 4 Comments
There are times in life where I feel my problems are too great for God’s help. There have been several times in my life where I thought that not even God could help me out of a situation. The truth is that I need to start looking at my problems in the light of God’s power instead of looking at God in the shadow of my problems. God’s power is greater than any problem I could get myself into. I am a master at looking at my problems through my human eyes and forget that God’s perfection and power are greater than my understanding of his ability. This world is full of doubters who think they can logically exclude God from existence. In reality God does not need affirmation for his existence, no more than he needs me as his defender. What he wants is my obedience to trust in Him and know that He is greater than any problem I can get myself into. I need to stop living through my capabilities and start living in the shadow of His great power and strength. My favorite verse in the Bible is Jeremiah 29:11, ‘For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’ I know I’ve used this verse before, but it is always so powerful to remember that God already knows the perfect plans He has for my future.
This post was previously posted on April 14, 2009. I decided to add a few things and republish.
Dino-saur…
“The truth is that I need to start looking at my problems in the light of God’s power instead of looking at God in the shadow of my problems.”
That’s the most throught-provoking line of text I’ve read in a good long while. I hear echoes of Ephesians 1:17-19…
“17I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19and his incomparably great power for us who believe. ” (NIV)
I don’t often walk around feeling like “incomparably great power” is my inheritance. But it is. May God grant that we remember to whom we belong… and who He is.
== Ross-a-roni ==
I love it. Thanks Ross.
I hope it’s okay if I forward this post to a few people. This is such a great reminder, and I agree with Ross…that line about looking at my problems in the light of God’s power instead of looking at God in the shadow of my problems is probably the most thought-provoking line I’ve read in a long time.
Thanks for the feedback, Debbi. This post is a constant reminder that God is much bigger than any of my problems will ever be.