Sparrows and my hair!

" Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin?And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows" Matthew 10: 29-31

God's knowledge of us is personal and intimate. God values us and that should calm all my fears! God's word declares that an unnoticed happening like the falling of a sparrow to the ground, is under the Sovereign notice of God. What about important happenings in our life!

God is in perfect control of every situation in our life. He is the God of big things and small things. In fact, He is the God of everything!! Hence, chance and randomness as an explanation for what happens in our life is completely ruled out!

God's infinite wisdom displayed

I am reading ,"Trusting God, even when life hurts"by Jerry Bridges probably the third time and yet there is so much to grasp and mull over!!! It is very important to trust God and the way He runs this universe and more so how He chooses to run my life.....Nothing honors God more when we choose to trust Him completely when life makes no sense at all!!!

The question I ask myself again and again, Is God my Father worthy of my trust?? Absolutely!!! Even when circumstances are difficult and painful? Yes!!! God is good and He is my Creator. He can do as He pleases!!!
"I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the LORD, do all these things." (Isaiah 45:7)

I have always struggled with my height and especially when people pass me over as a kid or think I'm a teenager!! It's a great compliment for a lady to be thought of as very young....Trust me, it feels good...But every coin has two sides of it!!! And I won't go into the detals of it either.....

That's why I love this verse from Psalm 139.....
"I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psalm 139:14)

And this is for all those who struggle with the way you look... Think about it.....God made you that way because He wanted you precisely that way!!!

I love what Rev. James Hufstetler said......
"You are the result of the attentive, careful, thoughtful, intimate, detailed, creative work of God. Your personality, your sex, your height, your features, are what they are because God made them precisely that way. He made you that way He did because that is the way He wants you to be.....If God had wanted you to be basically and creatively different he would have made you differently. Your genes and chromosomes and creaturely distinctiveness-even the shape of your nose and ears-are what they are by God'd design." From the book -On knowing oneself"

It's settled in my heart......I am fearfully and wonderfully made......

New things anew!!

"Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it?” Isaiah 43: 19

Yesterday I heard some news which immediately signaled that a change was near. Thankfully I was not upset but I knew a lot of things were going to change. I know God is in complete control of everything, hence I have nothing to be scared about. When God takes away something it is always for our good. These times are precious as we lean more on Him.

Whenever God has taken something out of my life, He has always replaced with something much much better. And I have learnt to depend on Him more and experience His Sufficiency.

I love this verse from Isaiah 43, where God talks about doing a new thing in the lives of Israelites. How much more for His children? Heavenly Father I trust in you completely and the plans that are in store. You are good and You always do good!!

God is worthy of my trust...

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight." Proverb 3:5-6

Many times the kind of lives we lead and the type of attitudes on display clearly depicts our lack of trust in our Heavenly Father. We know God is Sovereign, but how often is that knowledge lived out when our cars break down or the computer crashes? Does my life reveal complete trust in God about everything? Or do I constantly try to rationalise what God commands me to obey?

God wants us to trust Him at all times coz that is what glorifies Him...