"Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen." (Ephesians 3v20-21)
Lately it seems like I've been hanging on by a thread. That thread was connected to reality on one side and a gaping abyss on the other. I was dangling somewhere between the two and trying not to look down.
God has been good to us. His timing is never wrong and that is a lesson he has taught us very recently. Sometimes in order to show His glory, He takes you to a place that only He can lift you out of. When you're down there in the tangled mess of your own thoughts and fears, it can seem that there is no way out. And sometimes there isn't. Sometimes there is nothing else you can do in your own strength, and that's a frightening place to be, when it seems that things are spiralling out of your control.
The good news is that we serve a God who is able to do more than we could ever conjure up in our own imaginations. He knows our needs. He promises to take care of them. Not the "need" for a new pair of Jimmy Choos, nor the "need" for a trip to a 5-star spa, but the real needs in our daily lives. In the same way He provided manna for the Israelites in the wilderness, He has met all our needs over the past few difficult months due to unemployment. And then, just at the right time, when we literally did not know how we'd manage another month of things remaining as they were, He has intervened and blessed us above and beyond what we deserve. His provision and His timing were perfect.
This period has taught us to lean more fully on Him and to trust Him, not leaning on our own understanding or efforts.
Psalm 50v15 says "And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.” That's exactly what He has done. And He deserves all the glory and praise.
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." - James 1v17
And as I type these last lines, my play-list has started playing "Great is Thy Faithfulness". It never ceases to amaze me how God takes care of us. Who am I that he is mindful of me? I am eternally grateful for all He has done for us.
Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!! 2nd Corinthians 9V15
