Isaiah 55:8-9 Psalm 147:5 Psalm 8:3-4
All morning I have been meditating on how big God is. I’ve mentally listed and thought on all the ways He blesses me, provides, speaks etc. My hours have been spent focusing on His attributes and character. And I’ve discovered something profound – at least to me. As time goes on, God is getting bigger and bigger for me.
It’s not that God has been or is small in any way. But as we grow in our spiritual walk with Him, as we expand in our trust and love of Him, we find Him bigger. We love more. We trust more. We believe for more. We ask for more. God keeps expanding just as our spiritual muscle expands and strengthens. God doesn’t change – we do. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. We continue to change – becoming more like Jesus and conforming to the image of Christ. Hallelujah!
So on a day to day basis, how big is God to you? Can He orchestrate an unexpected stop in your schedule? Can He align things perfectly for people to meet and speak into each other’s lives? Yes – – Yes He can. He is, after all, the Author of the Play. This is a continuing theme in my life.
Today is a case in point. On my way home from physical therapy, I decided it would be really nice to stop at a Christian donut place for a not-on-my-diet donut and coffee. While there, I noticed and overheard the conversation between twin sisters also taking a break. My spirit sensed that their spirits were also connected to God. As they walked passed my table, I stopped them and spoke what my spirit said was true. We are sisters in Christ ! Their faces lit up with the glow of the Holy Spirit. God confirmed over and over our “chance” meeting. One sister suddenly voiced a bona fide need, saying she was trusting God to supply. I got up out of my seat, put my arm around one on the left, one on the right and prayed over them. Then they heard my story, but most important, what God is doing in my life. They both started prophesying over me – not general but specific. It was supernatural and I felt a quickening in my spirit because this was the real deal. This rarely happens. Oh, there are people that try to speak into my life, but it’s their opinion, their best guess, their wishes or desires for me. Bless them – – I listen but then let it go. God gets the final say.
My God is big enough to arrange every moment of my life. My God has a plan for me and His word says it’s a good plan. I see in His word that He is a God of redemption, restoration, love, peace, blessing and much grace. He is a God of order, not chaos. So while some may say my God meeting today was coincidence, I know it was planned by God long ago. He gave me the seemingly random thought to stop at this particular place for a yummy treat. With all the available places to sit, God directed me to a table near my sisters in Christ. God knew His child needed encouragement and someone to pray over her. God knew I, too, needed encouragement – – to continue in His waiting room, to believe He has a great plan for me and to speak a specific prophecy about my future.
Every day – every step – every prayer – every moment – my God just gets bigger and bigger.