Is God Big Enough?

How big is God?  Sounds like a question a four year old might ask you doesn't it?  If someone were to ask you that question you might have a difficult time answering it . . . in fact there is no way to truly answer that question on a physical scale.  However, when you are facing the tough situations in life or just having a rough day you might need to stop and ask yourself:  How big is God? The way you view God and the power He possesses will determine how you make it through those rough patches.

You may have heard it said that you need to carry Jesus around in your pocket so you can pull Him out when you need Him.  That sounds cute and all, and may make a nice bumper sticker, but it's kind of ridiculous.  When times get tough we do not need a god that WE CARRY AROUND! We need a God that CARRIES US THROUGH!

Psalm 68:19-20 says: "Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God who is our salvation.  God is to us a God of deliverances; and to God the Lord belong escapes from death."  Trust in these words that the God of the Bible is a God that is there for you and there with you and wants to help you through the rough days in your life.  If you don't think He's big enough to handle your burdens or to deliver you through the rough times then check out the rest of Psalm 68.  Look closely and soak in the descriptions of God such as:

• "A Father to the fatherless"
• "God makes a home for the lonely"
• "When You marched through the wilderness, the earth quaked"
• "You shed abroad a plentiful rain, O God"
• "The chariots of God are myriads, thousands upon thousands"
• "He speaks forth with His voice, a mighty voice"

You see, God is VERY big.  Big enough to handle anything this life throws our way.  We just have to believe that, trust in that, and give our situations over to Him.  Maybe you're a bit like me and you're self-reliant, independent, and have a desire to do things on your own (some people call us stubborn and hard-headed....not sure why).  If you find yourself trying to do things in your own strength then it is difficult for you to ask God to bear your burdens; yet that is exactly the God that He is and wants to be in your life.  So you need to surrender.  You and I need to let go of the things that pain us and burden us and weigh us down and let God do His thing; because He is mighty, powerful, awesome, great, and wonderful and He wants to deliver you.  

So do you view God as one who is big enough to handle your problems?  Look to your BIG God today and trust in Him and surrender to Him so that He may deliver you and walk with you through your burdens today.  He loves you.  

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