Faith over Fear

There's something that has resonated with me for the last couple weeks.  "Make Me bigger than the mountains you are facing."  I heard this at my church during the last sermon of a series that the Pastor had been preaching on.  He told us that if we are going to overcome limitations, we must magnify God, and not the mountains that we are facing.  It stuck with me.  And every time I start to feel overwhelmed by a situation, I hear "Make me bigger than the mountains you are facing."  It's like I can feel God trying to let me know to hang on a little longer, that He's got this in His hands.    

I've always had a hard time clearly hearing God's voice.  I feel like some people can recognize His voice so easily.  I'll be honest.  I don't feel like I have that.  Maybe one day I will.  Maybe it's something that I have to learn.  Maybe I have to deepen my relationship with Christ.  I don't know.  But what I do know is that if I can't recognize His voice for now, I can still BE OBEDIENT.  I know that He has pulled me through some really tough times already.  I know that He has always been faithful.  And I know that blessings come from obedience.  

The Bible gives us instructions on how we are to live our lives, how we are to treat others, and how we are to respond when the going gets tough.  God tried to make it very clear to us to not worry, be anxious, or have fear, by adding that phrase more than 300 times in the Bible.  Sometimes following a clear set of instructions isn't that easy.  It takes trust.  It takes faith.  And it takes obedience.  God never promises that this life will be easy.  He tells us that people will depart from their faith.  He tells us that people will make choices to hurt others.  But He also tells us that He will fight for us.  The road may not be easy, but the destination will be beautiful if we choose to be obedient to God.

We can always say without a shadow of a doubt when our lives are going according to our own plan that "There is nothing too big for God."  The most important time to hold on to that truth is when things feel like they are coming undone.  Living for Christ is not a one-time thing.  Its making the choice day after day to put Him first, just like putting your trust in God is not something you only apply to certain situations.  It's a choice you have to make to trust that He is bigger than ANYTHING we face.  Make the choice to scream that at the mountains you are facing.  Make God bigger than any mountain standing in your way.