You’ve probably used that statement sometime in your life, so you know what it means. Whatever the “thing” is that is huge, it can cause stress and anxiety even if it is a good, BIG thing!
How do you react to those huge issues—you know, the ones you have no control over? God drops a bombshell into your lap. If you’re like me, my first reaction is to fall apart. Then, I spin it in the best way possible. It seems as though the next step is reality: all the “what ifs” loom in front of me, making my heart drop into my stomach. (What a weird statement! But it does feel that way, doesn’t it?)
When a HUGE, potentially explosive situation enters our lives, I find I’m not the only one who often follows these steps:
- Fall apart
- Optimistic spin
- Overwhelming realities of “what ifs”
But this morning, I found another step:
This is huge, BUT MY GOD IS BIGGER!
Wow! Did you feel that? Did you feel the weight lift from your shoulders? I did! What a relief! Because God is bigger than any difficult, impossible situation, He turns it into a “David and Goliath” scenario. Certainly, that must have seemed impossible to everyone who was watching, (It’s a good thing David’s mother wasn’t there!!) That is, everyone but one—David. His eyes were on the might and power of his God.
It really boils down to this: Can I trust God with the impossible? Can I trust Him to do what is best? Yes! Absolutely! I trust Him…
- Because He is omnipotent and has the power to do the impossible
- Because He sees a future that I could never see
- Because He not only sees my future, but He sees everyone’s future and will do what is best for all who are involved
- Because He knows just what to bring into my life to turn this lump of clay into gold! Now that’s true alchemy!
None of us relish being in the crucible, but if we can keep our focus on our wonderful, heavenly Father and trust His judgment, the outcome will be much more palatable—not a plate of poison but a plate of peace!
I remember a sweet phrase paraphrased from Philippians 4:7 from my childhood church, that was always spoken as the benediction —
“Now, may the peace of God
Which passes all human understanding,
Keep our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
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