"I will show them my wonders." Micah 7:15
I know it's summertime and school is out, but I have a couple of questions for you that might take a bit of thought. So dust off your thinking-cap and put it on for a minute. I promise it will be worth a few moments of your summer.
First question: How big is your view of God?
Second question: What is the cry of your heart?
These two questions go together, but let's start with the second one. What is the cry of your heart? What do you want? What is important to you? What do you wish you could change, or what are you hoping for?
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?
There's no problem, dream, or desire too big for God, nor too small. God wants you to come to Him with all of the cries of your heart. Perhaps today your troubles are few. Just little things that don't seem that important. Take them to God anyway. Get in the habit of praying over the little things, and when something much bigger comes along, that will be your first course of action. Perhaps you already have big things to deal with. If you haven't involved God in your circumstances yet, don't wait another day to ask for his help, guidance, strength…whatever you need. And if you've been praying but it doesn't seem like much is happening, hang in there because He won't let you down.
In Micah 7, we can read about the cry of Micah's heart and how God responded. Micah was a prophet who was living in a time of great 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." (Micah 7:7)
One of the things Micah 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.
God's response? "I will show them my wonders."
We have a big God, and He wants to show us His wonders—things only He can do, and things He can help you 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. So go to Him with your hopes and dreams and those that have been shattered. And then wait with hope because He will be there. To rescue you, love you, guide you, and show you His wonders.
I watch in hope for the LORD. I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me…though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. (Micah 7:7-8)
Photo credit: FreeImages.com/APatterson
I know it's summertime and school is out, but I have a couple of questions for you that might take a bit of thought. So dust off your thinking-cap and put it on for a minute. I promise it will be worth a few moments of your summer.
First question: How big is your view of God?
Second question: What is the cry of your heart?
These two questions go together, but let's start with the second one. What is the cry of your heart? What do you want? What is important to you? What do you wish you could change, or what are you hoping for?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?
There's no problem, dream, or desire too big for God, nor too small. God wants you to come to Him with all of the cries of your heart. Perhaps today your troubles are few. Just little things that don't seem that important. Take them to God anyway. Get in the habit of praying over the little things, and when something much bigger comes along, that will be your first course of action. Perhaps you already have big things to deal with. If you haven't involved God in your circumstances yet, don't wait another day to ask for his help, guidance, strength…whatever you need. And if you've been praying but it doesn't seem like much is happening, hang in there because He won't let you down.
In Micah 7, we can read about the cry of Micah's heart and how God responded. Micah was a prophet who was living in a time of great 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." (Micah 7:7)
One of the things Micah 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.
God's response? "I will show them my wonders."
We have a big God, and He wants to show us His wonders—things only He can do, and things He can help you 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. So go to Him with your hopes and dreams and those that have been shattered. And then wait with hope because He will be there. To rescue you, love you, guide you, and show you His wonders.
I watch in hope for the LORD. I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me…though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. (Micah 7:7-8)
Photo credit: FreeImages.com/APatterson
