Power in the Word

Last week was a really rough week for me. There is some things going on here at school that have been taking their toll on me. Saturday morning I was cleaning my house when I came across a picture that Larrissa had made for me when Joel was born. On it was Isaiah 41:9-10, which say "Telling you, 'You're my servant, serving on my side. I've picked you. I haven't dropped you. 'Don't panic. I'm with you. There's no need to fear for I'm your God. I'll give you strength. I'll help you. I'll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you." (The Message) It was the perfect verse for me to hear. I decided that the biggest problem was I was feeling sorry for myself. That things were hard and I was ready to give up. But like this verse says I am God servant and he has picked me. Serving is not always going to be easy but if you keep going it says that God will give me strength. On Sunday our Pastor asked us how big our God was because our view of God tends to be way too small. We limit him and do not trust him with everything in our life. That is one problem that seems to keep popping up in my life. I have made God too small. I try to find my own strength but this never works. I need to start trust God with everything. He will NEVER drop me, His grip on me will always been firm and He is always right there beside me holding me steady. I just need to ask for His help instead of trying to do it all on my own. So even though the circumstances have not changed this week my perspective will. This week I am not going to feel sorry for myself but instead I am going to call on God to give me the strength that I need to make it through the rough times. I know that He is here holding me steady.