My God is so Great...

       My God is so great, so strong and so mighty, there's nothing my God cannot do *clap clap*

       You know that song, right? I know I used to sing it in children's choir all the time... well, all those words are true, but there's another side to that as well...

       My God is so small, so personal, so intimate, He meets me where ever I am...       

        About a week ago, I found myself in the midst of a truckload of drama over something stupid. I could have lashed out, right back at the people that were lashing out at me. I could have defended myself (and maybe I should have). But I didn’t. I sat quietly and, when the opportunity arose, I left. I walked away from the situation. Was it the right thing to do? I really don’t know. I wonder, sometimes, if I shouldn’t have stayed, said my peace and let the chips fall where they may. But, I can say this; God’s grace flowed on the day through the most unsuspecting person. And for that reason, I am glad I left.

          In the midst of the chaos that I talked about above, there was a man that I know very little of, and he knows very little of me. But on that day, he displayed God’s grace to me. And, I venture to say, he probably had no idea. In fact, it didn’t even register with me until DAYS later when I was pondering over the events that unfolded.

          What struck me as most interesting about all this is the little ways in which God displays Himself, and His ways, to His children. On that particular Sunday, some of my closest friends didn’t extend grace to me. Actually, it was probably the exact opposite.  And they knew me the best. And yet, here is this person that I hardly know and I was covered with grace from the start.  Later, as I was realizing all this, I was reminded that our security is not in people. My security and my trust is in the Lord. And He showed His grace to me, abundantly, even when I wasn’t aware of it. Even when I didn’t thank Him for it. Even when I didn’t care and didn’t want it. He loved me. And He covered me.

What an amazing God we serve. A God so great as to create the universe and everything in it. A God so powerful that even the weather must obey His command. And yet, He is still a God so personal to me, that in the midst of this petty, drama-filled, stupid situation, He met ME right in THAT moment. And He desires to meet us all in each moment of our lives. Because He loves us that much…