Revelation

I have heard the phrase that God even rested on the 7th day, what makes us think we don't need to rest. Today as I was reading in Genesis 1, I got a couple new revelations. First If it took God 6 days to make the earth and everything in it, what makes us think we can do it all in one day. Everything is a process. It builds upon that which is already there. The more that is there, the more there is to build upon equaling more results.

Second, as I was pondering all this the idea came to me about God never experiencing set back. He's never failed. Never attempted to do something and had it fail. That is not completely true. While God has never sinned, never done anything wrong, He HAS experienced setbacks. Look at us! The difference is that God makes the best of every situation. He has a remarkable ability to turn things about and bring good out of them. Just like He did with Jesus. He took a hopeless situation of eternity away from His children and CREATED a way to bring us back to Him. He didn't let "the chips fall where they may" per say. He did something about it. God is purposeful in all that He does. We were created in His image. We need to be purposeful in what we do and create opportunities (with His help of course because outside of Him we can do nothing).

Love this verse:

Revelation 4:11 (NKJV)
You are worthy, O Lord,
To receive glory and honor and power;
For You created all things,
And by Your will they exist and were created.

That was quick - prayer answered

Tonight as I was praying I asked God what I am to have faith in. I have struggled with that for a long time. When I thought I was done praying, I got up and sat down on my bed. I went to grab my Bible, but I didn't feel at peace. Instead, I felt a tugging at my heart to get back on the floor. When I did that I remembered the words of one of my pastors awhile back about sitting quietly waiting on the Lord. For many reasons, I have struggled with that as well. I was obedient. As I also was also obedient at adopting His schedule in the first place that allowed me to have the time to do all this. Boy did He reward me. Within just a few minutes I heard "That I have begun a good work in you and I will complete it. That is what you should have faith in." Hallelujah!!! God is wonderful! I realized after He spoke that how far I had gotten away from even thinking about that verse let alone believing in it. I really need that reminder and the faith that came from Him speaking to me period.