Saturday, April 23, 2022

Reflection - Journeying With God - Nothing too small

Source (book): "He Walks with Me - Devotions for Your Caregiving Journey with God", PART I "JOURNEYING WITH GOD", Chapter 7 "Nothing too small", Page 22.
Adapted from books by Shelly Beach: Ambushed By Grace: Help and Hope in the Caregiving Journey, and It Is Well with My Soul.


You will feed and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees.
PHOTO: You will feed and be carried on her arm
and dandled on her knees.
As a mother comforts her child,
So will I comfort you.
- Isaiah 66:12-13

Sometimes we're reluctant to pray about the small things because we think that God has bigger problems to take care of. But the Bible tells us that God cares even about the minutiae (details). The laws He gave Moses in the book of Exodus include details about lost teeth, fire damage, property boundaries, missing clothes, and unpaid loans. Jesus reminds us, "Even the very hairs of your head are all numbered" (Matthew 10:30).

God cares about the details of your life. You can go to Him freely and express your concerns, no matter how insignificant. He delights in hearing your smallest prayers.

Whenever you're tired, frustrated, drained, or lonely, close your eyes and remember that God is listening. Talk to Him, cry for Him, and pour out your troubles to Him. Ask Him to calm your spirit and open your eyes and heart to His presence. Then wait for Him, patiently and expectantly.

King David had no qualms about turning to God whenever he was afraid or discouraged. Even when he felt abandoned, he did not hesitate to question God:

How long, Lord?
Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and day after day have sorrow in my heart?

(Psalm 13:1-2)

Such "psalms of lament" express our deepest fears and heartfelt pleas to God for protection, deliverance, and plain answers. They show how we are free to express our sorrow and pain to Him.

We're never asked to deny the hurt we're experiencing. Lament offers us the freedom to relief. It is the only safe place to confess our hurt, sin, or anger, knowing that our pleas are heard by a God of mercy.

God cares about our sorrows. He longs for us to go to Him with our broken hearts and disappointments. He hears the deepest cries of our souls and will send hope, help, and healing, just like a mother comforting and assuring her child:

You will feed and be carried on her arm
and dandled on her knees.
As a mother comforts her child,
So will I comfort you.
(Isaiah 66:12-13)

Bring your troubles to God. He's always listening.
Artwork by Kathy Lawrence (b.1945)  — The Carpenter's Son
 

You will feed and be carried on her arm
and dandled on her knees.
As a mother comforts her child,
So will I comfort you.
- Isaiah 66:12-13


You will feed and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees. As a mother comforts her child,So will I comfort you. - Isaiah 66:12-13
PHOTO: You will feed and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees. As a mother comforts her child,
So will I comfort you. -
Isaiah 66:12-13
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Sometimes we're reluctant to pray about the small things because we think that God has bigger problems to take care of. But the Bible tells us that God cares even about the minutiae (details). The laws He gave Moses in the book of Exodus include details about lost teeth, fire damage, property boundaries, missing clothes, and unpaid loans. Jesus reminds us, "Even the very hairs of your head are all numbered" (Matthew 10:30).

God cares about the details of your life. You can go to Him freely and express your concerns, no matter how insignificant. He delights in hearing your smallest prayers.


Sometimes we're reluctant to pray about the small things because we think that God has bigger problems to take care of.
PHOTO: Sometimes we're reluctant to pray about the small things because we think that God has bigger problems to take care of. But the Bible tells us that God cares even about the minutiae (details).
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Whenever you're tired, frustrated, drained, or lonely, close your eyes and remember that God is listening. Talk to Him, cry for Him, and pour out your troubles to Him. Ask Him to calm your spirit and open your eyes and heart to His presence. Then wait for Him, patiently and expectantly.


Whenever you're tired, frustrated, drained, or lonely, close your eyes and remember that God is listening.
PHOTO: Whenever you're tired, frustrated, drained, or lonely, close your eyes and remember that God is listening. Talk to Him, cry for Him, and pour out your troubles to Him. Ask Him to calm your spirit and open your eyes and heart to His presence. Then wait for Him, patiently and expectantly.
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King David had no qualms about turning to God whenever he was afraid or discouraged. Even when he felt abandoned, he did not hesitate to question God:

How long, Lord?
Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and day after day have sorrow in my heart?

(Psalm 13:1-2)


How long, Lord?
PHOTO: How long, Lord?
Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and day after day have sorrow in my heart?

(Psalm 13:1-2)
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Such "psalms of lament" express our deepest fears and heartfelt pleas to God for protection, deliverance, and plain answers. They show how we are free to express our sorrow and pain to Him.

We're never asked to deny the hurt we're experiencing. Lament offers us the freedom to relief. It is the only safe place to confess our hurt, sin, or anger, knowing that our pleas are heard by a God of mercy.


We're never asked to deny the hurt we're experiencing.
PHOTO: We're never asked to deny the hurt we're experiencing. Lament offers us the freedom to relief. It is the only safe place to confess our hurt, sin, or anger, knowing that our pleas are heard by a God of mercy.
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God cares about our sorrows. He longs for us to go to Him with our broken hearts and disappointments. He hears the deepest cries of our souls and will send hope, help, and healing, just like a mother comforting and assuring her child:

You will feed and be carried on her arm
and dandled on her knees.
As a mother comforts her child,
So will I comfort you.
(Isaiah 66:12-13)

Bring your troubles to God. He's always listening.


God cares about our sorrows.
God cares about our sorrows.
PHOTO: God cares about our sorrows. He longs for us to go to Him with our broken hearts and disappointments. He hears the deepest cries of our souls and will send hope, help, and healing, just like a mother comforting and assuring her child:
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Dear Lord
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, thank You for being a loving God who is not only mercifully patient in hearing my cries and complaints, but who is also loving enough to want to hear about the smallest details of my life. Thank You for being my Shepherd.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen!
"
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Reflection - Journeying With God - Nothing too small
Source (book): "He Walks with Me - Devotions for Your Caregiving Journey with God", PART I "JOURNEYING WITH GOD", Chapter 7 "Nothing too small", Page 22.
Adapted from books by Shelly Beach: Ambushed By Grace: Help and Hope in the Caregiving Journey, and It Is Well with My Soul.




"Faithful to the end", A Preacher's Exposition of 2 Timothy, @ 2014 by Robert M. Solomon

'Faithful to the end', A Preacher's Exposition of 2 Timothy, @ 2014 by Robert M. Solomon<br>
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Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
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Reference
[1] From "He Walks with Me - Devotions for Your Caregiving Journey with God", Copyright © 2018 by Our Daily Bread Ministries, PART I "JOURNEYING WITH GOD", Chapter 7 "Nothing too small", Page 22-23.


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