The Bible says that God will never give us more than we can handle. I'm not sure exactly where the reference is, but I know it's there. :) Sometimes, it seems like everything that is going on is just too much, and I wonder how much more I can take. I think God must have a lot more confidence in me than I have in myself, because there are a lot of things He gives me that feel like they are more than I can handle. But, just when it seems that things are getting to be too much, He gives me these reminders, these good things that make everything else just a little easier to bear. So, I know it's true that God doesn't give us more than we can handle. He gives us blessings, even though we have to look for them sometimes, that remind us that He is with us, and we can do all things through Christ who gives us strength.

Thunderstorms

This morning, as I sit and listen to the thunder, drinking my coffee, I think about how strong the God I serve is. If a thunderstorm has the power to rip buildings apart, how much more powerful is Jesus? He is the one who spoke to the wind and it obeyed him. It's just another one of the many things about God that my human brain cannot possibly understand. So, why do I let things like thunderstorms scare me? If God is so much more powerful, why am I scared of what He created? At the same time, why do I worry about what's going to happen tomorrow? If God holds my future, all of my tomorrows in His hands, why do I think my worrying is going to help? This is something I need to be constantly reminded of. It's a good thing God doesn't give up on me, because I need constant reminders about a lot of different things.

A New Day

Well, I never really imagined myself as a blogger, but here I am. :) I picked my blog title because it just made sense. I'm pretty quiet most of the time, and these are my thoughts. Not too complex, is it? I was thinking last night about how God isn't surprised by anything that happens to us. Obviously, I've known that for a while, but sometimes I'm reminded of it. He's not surprised if we lose our job, He's not surprised if we get depressed, or stressed, or overwhelmed. It's really a comforting thing, because He sees the whole picture. That's something I'm really thankful for this morning.