Praise God!

““Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.” Jeremiah 32:17 NIV

No matter what is going on, no matter how crazy the storm, no matter how confusing the times, we serve (whether we realize it or not) a living God. As the verse states, God created EVERYTHING, and the God that creates mountains, seas, monkeys and fish, creates and loves you and me. Nothing that we could ask of Him will scare Him, will threaten Him, or will be too hard for Him to handle.

This verse is such a comfort to me. When I get overwhelmed with everything that is going on, all the changes, all the responsibility, all that I want to change, I remember that I need to give it all to God. He can handle it with ease, and He will take the load, so that I can get through with grace.

Today I woke around 3am. I read for awhile, and then as the sun started to come up I sat out on our front porch and just marveled. I marveled at the beauty, at the gifts that God has given to me. God has given me a comfortable home in a safe neighborhood, family nearby, all that I need to raise my family.

God has also given me Himself. He gives me all that I need each day. He gives me more than that. He's given me strength, faith and endurance (and many other traits that I picked up through my trials). He's given me a heart for others and an ability to be in the midst of the storms and still see the joy in life. That is all Him. Praise God for those gifts!

God is such a giver, He lavishes us with gift upon gift, with blessing upon blessing. Even in the hard times, we have Him and that is all the gift we need to get through. The going may not be fun or easy, but we can make it. Praise God!

So, as I fight this wannabe migraine I can still marvel at how blessed I am, because I am child of God. And with God, all things are possible, and nothing is too difficult. I can lean on Him. Praise God!

What can you praise God for today?

-JLP-