A question that's been on my mind lately... How big is my God? Do I limit Him? Do I tap into the Power Source enough? When my dad successfully came through triple bypass surgery, and one of my friends commented, "God obviously does answer prayer", I inwardly thought, 'hmm, he would've probably been okay anyway'. Where was my faith?
People let us down. It happens all the time, and always will. Maybe someone we've looked up to our whole life, in one swift moment, shows their mortal nature and we feel like we've lost our innocence... Maybe our spouse, or a parent, or a close friend... or even an admired celebrity stumbles, and we feel grief at how mankind has let us down. Again.
We ask our kids at age 1 or 2, "How big is baby?" And they reply, "So big!" and reach up to the top of their heads. My God is so big! He will take care of me, from the little worries and cares of each day, to the big mountains of spiritual discouragement and financial let-downs. Let's not put God in a box, or take Him for granted.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart, my portion forever. Psalm 73:26 HCSB
I've been thinking about this post - I realized that God answered our prayers in more ways than one. We prayed he would do well, that the surgery would be successful - God also gave us peace about it. It may have been harder for you since you weren't here with the rest of us - but for those of us who were together, well, I think we were all pretty calm about it - at least on the outside!
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