Limiting God

Are there situations that seem daunting?

I may have lived just a quarter of the expected life span but I have experienced situations that seem impossible. Where it looked like there was no way out it.

For everyone it’s different. We all deal with different situations differently. What seems like a difficult situation to one person might seem like a small issue to another.

But the point is, for one particular individual, the situation looks daunting. A wall that is impossible to move.

In these situations what do we do? Where do we place God?

I realize that it’s not just that the situation was scary as much as my trust in God was lacking. Funny thing is that we all know that God deals with impossibilities and makes them possibilities, but that never sinks in when we have problems.

I look at the men in the Bible. Men like David, Abraham, Joseph, Daniel and Jacob. I look at their mountainous problems. I look at the challenging trials that they faced; things that I haven’t even faced a quarter or half of. In the face of these adversities, their problems might not have seemed as massive as we see it because they trusted God and had absolute faith in Him.

Even Shedrach, Meshach and Abednego trusted God when they had to face off with the king at the time.

Their problems, if I had to face them now, would be more than I can bear.

I subconsciously try to fix my “huge” problems and then worry sets in. I forget that God can do it. It all seems too big to deal with.

I find that when something is very important to me, I start to think God can’t solve it or He intentionally won’t help with it just because it’s what I desire. I almost make Him seem like a cruel God; out to take away from me what I want the most.

Have I forgotten the God who saved me from my sins? Who I trusted with all my wrongs and pain?

But now I make it seem like all my other problems are bigger than my salvation. Like all my problems are impossible for Him because I think He won’t understand. When did I forget the mountains that He’s already moved for me, no-sweat?

Those moments seemed like they were too far in my past. That’s how much I had put them behind me. I read one of our church’s magazines that dedicate pages to people sharing their testimonies. In that moment, I remembered all The Lord had brought me through. Situations that had seem impossible.

I think to myself, if God has been with me so far – working in mysterious way on my behalf – why do I think He would leave me now?

God is ever faithful. His mercies endure forever. He is a God that has the power to do all things. He makes something out of nothing. He makes rivers flow in a desert. He would move all my mountains when I put my faith in Him.