God's Wonders

"As in the days when you came out of Egypt, I will show them my wonders." Micah 7:15

How big is your view of God?  

I begin with that question because I want to ask you another question. Both questions are important, possibly the most important two anyone could ever ask you. I ask myself these questions regularly, or maybe I should say, Jesus asks me.

What is the cry of your heart?

These two questions go together, although we don't always think of them that way. Let's start with the second one. What is the cry of your heart? What do you want? If someone asked you, 'What do you want more than anything? What is most important to you? What do you wish you could change about yourself, your life, or the world around you?', what would your answer be?

??? Don't keep reading until you can think of at least one thing. ???

Something specific may have popped into your head, or maybe more than one. If you have a piece of paper handy, write it (them) down. If you still haven't thought of anything, keep reading. Something may come to you later.

Now back to the first question. How big is your view of God? Do you believe He cares about the cry of your heart, and do you believe He has the ability to help you? Are you looking to Him for that? Is the cry of your heart something you feel comfortable asking Him for? There's no problem, dream, or desire too small to go to God with, or too big. Perhaps you're thinking about how you want to find the perfect dress for an occasion you have coming up, or you want to do well on the test you have in math tomorrow; or maybe your thoughts today are more heavy. You want your parents to stop fighting. You want to end world hunger. You want to help your friend know God. God wants you to come to Him with all of the cries of your heart. Whether it be something someone else might say, 'Is that all you're worried about?' or whether it's something huge where others would say, 'Keep dreaming, that's never going to happen.'

I mentioned in my previous blogpost that Micah was a prophet who was living in a time of despair. He wanted things to be different, and he was looking to God to bring change. "I watch in hope for the LORD. I wait for God my Savior."  One of the things he wanted was to see "fruit" in Israel. He wanted to see goodness and love and peace instead of hatred, violence, and evil. But he knew the people would never get there without God, so he prayed for them. He asked God to come and be their shepherd. To guide them with love. To teach them and heal them and have mercy. And he was right to pray for these things because he understood the heart of God. He knew God wanted those things for them too.

"I will show them my wonders," God says.

We have a big God, and He wants to show us His wonders--things only He can do, and things He can help us do. He wants to respond to the cry of your heart and give you a bigger view of His love, His power, and His goodness. This is serious business, following God and trusting Him. He's serious about you knowing Him. Seek and you will find. Ask and He will answer. Go to Him with your hopes and dreams and those that have already been shattered. And then wait with hope because He will be there. To rescue you, love you, guide you, and show you His wonders. The wonderful desires of His Heart are always perfect and He has them waiting for you.

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." --Jesus (Matthew 7:7)

Precious In His Sight

"But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord. I wait for God my Savior. My God will hear me."  Micah 7:7

Micah was a prophet of Israel living in a time of despair for the Jewish Nation, and Micah himself was a little depressed. He was following God with all of his heart, but he didn't see a lot of people around him doing the same. He saw misery all around him. "What misery is mine!" he says. "The godly have been swept from the land."  It was so bad he warned the people about even trusting friends or family members.

Perhaps you can relate. Perhaps you have a desire to seek God and live in His ways, but you feel alone in that journey. Perhaps you have no one to cheer you on. Perhaps you try but never feel you're getting anywhere, so after awhile you give up and just go with the flow of the current around you. You try to be like the other girls. Maybe you succeed, or maybe you don't, but either way you're left with a feeling of emptiness. You know there has to be more to life, but you can't seem to find it.

I was inspired to create this blogsite where you can find the encouragement you need to pursue Jesus. You know about Him. You try to follow Him. You have a desire to seek after Him and the things He has for you. But you feel alone in that. You feel defeated. You feel clueless about how to really know Him. You doubt your importance to Him. You doubt His love for you. You doubt your value in His eyes.

I titled this blogsite "Precious In His Sight" because that's the primary message I want to share with you. You are precious to Him! You are loved. You are valued by God just for who you are. And that is the Jesus He wants you to seek. Not a God who demands things of you. Not a God who abandons you. Not a God who forgets about you, but a God who is always near. A God who comes to the rescue! We sometimes forget about God, but He never forgets about us.

"But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD.  I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me."

This was Micah's mindset. He was waiting for God with hope. He was trusting that God would hear him and rescue him. The first step in seeking God is believing He is there. For whatever you're going through. For whatever you're waiting on. For whatever you are feeling discouraged by or depressed about. Seek Him for the answer. Seek Him for guidance. Seek Him for whatever you need. Expect Him to lead you, provide for you, protect you, help you...In other words, expect Him to show up! Live in the reality of His constant presence and love.

"This I declare of the LORD: "He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I am trusting him." (Psalm 91:2 NLT)