A Big Big God

“Be alert, be vigilant. Because your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8

We don’t talk a lot about “the enemy” or how he attacks us. But y’all! It’s real. And leave a small crack in the door (if it be that you are too busy to pray or study, or letting a rotten situation dictate your behavior, whatever it is, it opens the door just enough) and he can literally get a hold of you, as soon as he sees weakness, and yank you down. And when you’re down he really gets to work. 

I’ve spent this Saturday crying mercy. You know that game you played as a kid, for whatever reason, where you and a friend bend each other’s fingers until one cries mercy. Welp! I’m crying mercy. 

Truth is, I know it could be So. Much. Worse. But I’m also a believer that God cares. Even for the little details of our life. And this week has unraveled into a giant mess y’all. It was one thing after another, but as I moped and felt sorry for myself this morning, I realized God was there...right on the ground where the enemy left me. With each mess I cleaned and each tear I cried, he was there, listening to the small details of the past few weeks messes and failures. He was providing direction for the sticky situations that presented themselves, He provided healing for the sickness that got to me and the little one, He provides solutions and calmness for the little hiccups. He provides encouragement and consultation for the disappointments. The days when just very little seems to be going right. He provides friends that encourage you, and my circle is small, but what a beautiful bunch those friends are. He provides family...a loving, patient man who walks right along side me, and 4 beautiful spirits that not only make me smile but fill my heart to overflowing. And He not only provides, He CARES! What a blessing, what a gift. Mercy, grace, calmness in the storm. Maybe like me, this week the guard went down, the vigilance was lacking, and the lion prowling in your territory. Picture what a lion prowling around looks like...around you, hoping to defeat you. But I have news, God is bigger than any lion, and He’s got your back. There is no sickness, no disappointment, no mess, no sticky situation that God isn’t there. So give it to Him, and be vigilant. Be alert. Let God be your guard, He’s good at the hard stuff. That’s His speciality. And maybe this week, ride on His shoulders, just as a little one rides on their dad’s, and instead of focusing on the the enemy devouring one situation at a time, watch what God can do. The storm may continue, but you’re higher than the storm. You are protected from the storm. You have peace in the storm.