How Big is God?

While reading my devotion yesterday morning, I came across a conversation between a father and his young daughter that made a significant impression upon me. After listening to her dad read the family devotion, the little girl asked, “Daddy, how big is God?”

Her father smiled and gently replied, “Honey, God is always a lot bigger than you need.”

What a powerful response! And one that continues to resonate in my soul as I contemplate the challenges that lie ahead for our nation and many of us individually.

There is no doubt, I need a God who is huge because my needs are often more than I can bear alone. Don’t you agree? What needs are relentlessly buffeting your life? What fears are causing you sleepless nights or anxious days? Too many bills - too little money? Conflict with another or with everyone? Marital problems? Loss of your job or of your home? Is someone you love in danger? The list may seem endless.

From a national perspective, I have never witnessed such economic uncertainty or seen Christian values come under such organized or seemingly effective attack. Imagining a future based on our current trend can leave us feeling helpless and hopeless.

Like you, I am also facing uncertainties and financial stress due to business pressures. Additionally, I mourn for the lives I see crumbling around me: lives sacrificed to the pursuit of pleasure and material treasure, beautiful souls lost to drugs and alcohol, and families fractured from lack of an internal anchor to position them securely and bind them together.

Into the very center of this tempest, steps my Savior, who gently whispers to me, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” (Matthew 14:27)

As I raise my head in response to His voice and reach for His hand, the miraculous occurs! The fears dissipate and the voices whispering doubt subside. A gentle peace settles upon my soul and persistently weaves its way into my heart.

Have the problems disappeared? Has God stepped in and made everything right? Sometimes, He does. But more often than not my trial is intended to accomplish a specific, sometimes mysterious, purpose and I have simply been reminded that while all may not be well in my world; all is well with my soul! Trials are temporary but the love of my Savior endures forever.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11)

May you also be strengthened and comforted by His peace today and know that with Jesus by your side as Lord of your life, all is indeed well with your soul!