I’ve been a Christ-follower since age eight. I’ve been a learner, with a desire to know Him more and better, all those [many] years of my life. And yet, I still have so much more to learn, and I sometimes find myself completely lacking in the “faith department.”
Recently I had the blessing of seeing God answer my prayers, in a couple of specific situations. Those situations involve other people, and so I will not recount the specific examples publicly. However, I want to say this: In those two or three situations recently, God did more than I asked—my faith was not strong enough to ask for that much. Why not? My faith needs to be stronger.
This verse came to my mind: “Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen.” (Ephesians 3:20-21)
In those recent situations, I prayed, but not for the miracle that God delivered. I didn’t even ask. I didn’t stop to realize that God could do the seemingly impossible. Do I know that He can? Of course, I know that God can do anything. Did I ask Him to do that? No. But He did WAY MORE (immeasurably more) than I asked, or even than I imagined.
Along with thanking Him for what He did in those circumstances, I am also asking Him to INCREASE MY FAITH.
Closing out with recent watercolor work (having a bit of a struggle getting back into the routine of painting, and it seems that after a break, I always feel like I am starting all over, in a way)…
#IncreaseMyFaith #GodCanDoMoreThanIAskorImagine #MyInfiniteMind #NothingIsImpossibleForGod
1 comment:
Amen!
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