April 21, 2016

How Big Is Our God

Have you ever stopped and imagined, just how big our God is? I have. And when I do, I am in awe! There are so many examples of His greatness throughout scripture, but at times certain verses make me just stop and think about how amazing, and how big He is! How blessed we are! How much He loves us!

Psalm 147:3-5 says:
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of stars and calls them each by name. Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.

I can't tell you how many times He has healed my broken heart! For so many years I didn't ask Him to, because I didn't know Him! I carried around such a heavy heart for my whole adult life, and finally surrendered at the age of 40. I was done! Done with bitterness, hurt, rejection, anger, misery, and fear. I knew that I needed God in order to be able to unpack all of that baggage.


I have at times tried to count stars. It doesn't take very long to lose track. Can you imagine calling each of them by name? Stars go way beyond our ability to see them. Even through the most powerful telescope, there is no way any human being could ever count all of the stars. Let alone call them by name. But God, He created each and every one of them, and He knows their names. Like His word says, His understanding has no limit! 

Psalm 8:3-9 says:
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! 

The same God who mends our broken hearts. The same God that knows the exact number of stars in the heavens, and calls them by name. That is the same God who has created the Universe. The same God who is working in our lives. The same God who is mindful of us, and calls us His Son's and Daughter's. He loves us so much that He sent His one and Only Son to humbly walk this earth, to submit to men, and to die on a cross so that we may have life in Him! 


So when I think about how BIG God is, my problems really seem small. I know that He can take care of all of my struggles, and all of my hardships. When I feel like He isn't doing things quite the way I would like Him to, I can trust that it is because He is handling my life exactly the way He wants to. He has the power to change things at any time, and if He doesn't, it is because His plans are better than mine! And I thank Him for that! 

Aren't you glad we have such a BIG LOVING FATHER? I am! 

I am linking up with Suzie Eller for #livefreeThursday. The prompt this week is How big is our God? 
















8 comments:

  1. I am so glad He loves us like He does!!! Love your post!

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    1. Thank you Jem! Yes, I am so glad He loves us, no matter what! Thank you for taking the time to stop by and comment.

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  2. Love this Rachelle! The last "trust" paragraph really speaks to me! Great post, Cindy

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    1. Thank you Cindy! Yes, it's not always easy when things aren't going our way, but I try to remember that I need to trust His way is the best way! :) <3

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  3. such an encouraging post, thank you

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    1. Thank you for always leaving words of encouragement, my beautiful friend! ❤

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  4. Such a beautiful post and your site is really pretty. I am with you. I love to know that when my plans are a total flop it is because God knows me. He knows what I need and He has a plan that is better for me, even if sometimes it doesn't feel that way. I am glad that God is Bigger than me and Bigger than everything I can comprehend. Would love for you to join our weekly linkups Sitting Among Friends on Wednesdays. Have a great week!

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    1. Thank you so much Jaime! I can't take the credit for my site, my beautiful friend Barbie made it,but yes I sure do love it! :) I would love to join you at Sitting Among Friends, and I signed up to follow your blog. I look forward to connecting. I am still pretty new to blogging, and I am really enjoying it! I hope you have a blessed week!

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