My God is SO Big!

You know what?  It's been a rough week!  Did you notice it's only Wednesday?!!
Some weeks are like that.  I will "liken" it to labor pains.........the "contractions" are getting closer together, there are many more of them, and the pain is more intense.  Bummer is, don't think there will be a baby at the end of this rough patch.
Just when we think the challenges can't get more difficult, they do.  I didn't think this would happen.....Crazy!

Then, what happens?  I go to Awanas with my precious little granddaughter, and we sing (like we do every week)---"My God is so BIG, so strong and so mighty; there's NOTHING my God cannot do!"

God is BIGGER than these challenges.  God doesn't want us to be afraid--- our Bible verse this week was Psalm 56:11 "In God I trust and am not afraid.  What can man do to me?"
So, do I believe what God says?  When the challenges pour down, do I hide in the shelter of His wing and trust that he's got my best in mind? 
I will CHOOSE to believe.  I will NOT go by how I feel, or even what I "see", I will CHOOSE to believe God's Word. 

The song goes on to say, "The mountains are His, the valleys are his, the stars are His handiwork too..."  So, if things are all uphill, and the road is rocky.....HE owns it, and will be with me whether I am climbing the mountain, or standing on top.  If the valley is low, and it seems dark....He made the valley too, and will be with me!  He sets the stars in the sky to remind me He is LIGHT, and in him is no darkness at all!

Sometimes I have to sing the song.......over and over and over.  Speak it to my heart.  Speak it to the fears that try to flood my mind, emotions, and will.  I need to fill my car with my Bible CD's.  Listening over and over and over to God's word.  It is the Sword.  It sooths the soul.  It helps me know, love and trust Him more. 

Will I rest tonight?  Will this "first born", over-thinker, detail-oriented, somewhat obsessive woman of almost 55 years of age be able to lay her burdens down at the feet of Jesus and claim the peace that passes all understanding?
Honestly, I'm not sure.  Some things I don't have control of......yet. Sleep is one battle that is out of my realm of control. I'm still a work in progress.
If I am awake, I can assure you that I will be praying!  I will be on "replay" in my mind of the scripture verses that God has firmly planted in my mind and heart. 
We only have to live one day at a time.
I keep forgetting that!!!!!!!!!!!

My God is BIGGER!  So is YOURS!    Bigger than all of the circumstances that threaten to overwhelm.  He never sleeps.  He's not tired.  He knows what we need.  We can trust him! He is BIGGER! 
Thank you, Jesus!

Pam