God Is Bigger: When God Makes BIG Problems Small a 3 -Day Plan by Kerry-Ann LewisSample

A Tiny Staple

Sometime ago, I found myself in a dilemma. My laptop battery was low, so I plugged in my charger to charge it. Nothing happened. The light on the charger was not coming on, neither was it fitting properly in the charger socket on my laptop. I was confused. I finally concluded that my charger was no longer working. I put things in place to acquire a new one. A few days later my daughter discovered the problem while I was using her laptop. My port is magnetic, a tiny staple had somehow gotten into the slot. When I tried to attach my charger it could not fit and therefore could not work. Once the staple was removed the charger fit perfectly, and my laptop was able to charge once more. The thing is, it was so tiny I missed it. What seemed to be a major problem turned out to be a very minor one!

So many times we make a big deal out of something small and insignificant. I think sometimes the devil magnifies the problem we’re looking at. We take the bait and get ourselves more worked up than we should. God wants to give us joy and peace. The devil, however, finds ways to magnify our problems designed to steal that same joy and peace.

I reflect on the Israelites in the Old Testament. How many times did their enemies seem so much bigger and more fearful than they were? Oh, their enemies were real and bigger and better equipped sometimes, but their God was always bigger than their biggest enemy. David faced Goliath, (1 Samuel 17) who was bigger than he was, but in reality much tinier from God’s perspective. King Jehoshaphat and his people faced a combined army, (2 Chronicles 20:1-27) much bigger than their army, but from God’s perspective so small and insignificant.

I think this is why we really need to keep our eyes on God. When our eyes are focused on the problem the devil will always magnify it and make it seem more intimidating, more impossible. But, with our eyes fixed on God, that intimidating, impossible situation becomes small. We are reminded that our God can handle anything no matter how big that “anything” seems in our eyes.

Prayer

Father and God we ask You to help us fix our eyes on you instead of on the problem ahead of us. Help us to trust You and to remember that You are bigger than any situation we will ever face. Thank You God for Your love and care in Jesus’ name, Amen.