One thing that makes moving successful is having enough, and right size boxes for your stuff. Moving works best when you have the time to put the right things in the right size boxes and number them, and then keep a running list of what is in each one.
When it comes to moving spiritually, what size box do you try to put God in? Do you cram Him in a small one, because He is only a “small” part of your life? Or does the God you serve fit in a refrigerator box? How do you list the contents of the box you put God in? That probably depends on what you think of God and His power. Maybe it is limited by your experience with Him so far.
We’re human. Our mind has limits, but when it comes to God we shouldn’t limit Him at all. We should never put Him, and His abilities in a box. Instead of saying, “Why can’t God…?” we should say, “My God can…” When you start living with this kind of thinking about God you will begin to find your life outside the box.
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Have you ever asked yourself, “Why is life so hard?” You strive to do good, get ahead, but at times it seems the more you press forward the further behind you get. In your finances, at work, or in relationships. The truth is, it’s not your fault. When Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden part of the punishment was life would be harder. They received their sentence before they were evicted from the home God wanted for them. See the scripture below:
I recently read this devotion by Max Lucado, and was moved by the truth and power of the words. I decided the best thing to do was to share it with others.
Jesus warned Peter (Simon) Satan wanted to get inside him and tempt him. Satan wanted to see if Peter’s life was rattled, shaken would his belief in God remain.
Ya know, sometimes God words things just right. Good enough to convey His point clearly, so I give you God. He will be quoting His original writing from Amos chapter 5, verses 7 – 14.
You listen as they describe their current pain, despair, nightmare of a life. They go on and on without the slightest glimmer of hope on their face, or in their voice. They want relief, they want out, they want something so different then what they have. Like a blind man looking for his glasses, their searching is in vain.
Our founding fathers didn’t declare this, but congress did in 1956. They could have declared a lot of things when they were deciding what to inscribe on our currency. Something that would be used around the world. I’m sure after a lot of thought, it became obvious, the only thing to say was who they trusted in. Those men knew God and His word. After all, men came to this land for the “pursuit of religious freedom.” It just makes cents!
I have an earthly mother. (Pictured to the left with my granddaughter) I learned a lot from her. Like the joy of going barefoot. To appreciate a good movie. How to smile when you let someone have what they want over what you want. Today is the day to honor mothers. For some, that can be very difficult. Perhaps their mother didn’t exhibit the perfect love God intended. There could be lots of reasons for this, but maybe their mother did the best she could, considering who she was, at that time. Who knows what she was really going through then. Possibly they were hurt, angry, or even disappointed about the cards life had dealt her.
If I was to call you right now, and started speaking without first telling you who I was, you wouldn’t know it was me. I would start talking and you would say, “Who is this?” but the more often we talked, you would become familiar with the sound of my voice. The same goes for learning what it sounds like when God speaks to you. Joh 10:27 My sheep recognize my voice. I know them, and they follow me. (MSG), and we are God’s sheep.
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