"Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him."
Psalm 91:14-15
I often forget exactly how "in control" God is over the events of my life. It's kind of frightening how God can see not only everything I do, but everything I think and all my motivations. The idea that no event or circumstance has escaped Him reminds me of how small I really am. And yet, I also realize what power there is in being a child of His.
Lately, when I pray, I have been coming to this new understanding of how little I deserve any of the things I ask for. I think that's something which happens more and more as we get older and grow closer to Him. Yet He will not hesitate to provide for those who ask. Here are a couple verses that are a great reminder of how much He desires to bless us and take care of us.
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!"
Matthew 7:8-11
"Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen."
Ephesians 3:20-21
There are so many verses that speak of God's ability to provide, His desire that we should all know Him and many more that speak of us only needing to ask in order to receive. I wish I could really make this idea hit home for everyone I meet but I don't know how. I yearn, myself, to have the complete peace in God's provision yet I still worry and attempt to plan my life out in order. I earnestly hope to share with hurting people the abundance of blessing and joy God gives to those who love and praise Him.
I've seen many occasions where God swooped down just in time to provide for my husband and I. Or where He opened a door that gave us opportunity beyond what we had imagined. His hand is always putting the pieces of our life in order whether we notice it or not, but I still wonder, sometimes, whether or not He will want to help me out. I guess, because I know there is nothing in my own ability that can make up for His blessing in my life.
There is no question about it - we do not deserve a bit of what God gives us; both on earth and it eternity. Yet God allows us to experience His grace in ways that are forever changing, and all that He asks is that we know Him and seek after Him. Nothing in my life done of my own desire has been in the LEAST BIT fulfilling. But even the smallest actions taken to learn of Him and to find His will for my life have blessed me beyond my greatest hopes.
I'm not sure how else to put it. I can only encourage you to seek out the Lord and learn about the wonder of His ways. He really does have amazing things in store for His people and it gives Him great pleasure to bless us through His work. There really is nothing better than being blessed for doing something that you already feel blessed just to be doing.
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