How Big is Your God?

" How big is your God?" asked Robert Schuller facing his Crystal Cathedral congregation one Sunday. Since I  was watching the service on television, the question was thrown at me too. "Oh my God is sooooo big!" I felt like shouting and declare my faith, but then something stopped me.

 I could get all worked up and shout as much as I want to declare my faith, but do I truly display God's greatness in my daily walk?  How does the world see my God through me? Big or small? Almighty and powerful or small and invisible?

Some years ago, while driving through the rocky mountains in Alberta, Canada during the freezing month of February, my family and I were caught in the twirl of a winter blizzard. Blinding snow clouded our vision and its' anger shook our aged oldsmobile like a rattle and almost toppled  it over. In the back seat, our seven-year -old and eighteen -month -old daughters were sleeping like angels with smile shading their faces,undisturbed by the calamity outside. In front, my husband and I, who were thought to be great giants of faith, sat frozen in fear not knowing what to do next. Gladly, it occured to me to pray and that's what I did.

"O Lord, stop the blizzard! That's the shortest prayer I'd ever uttered. I doubt whether I expected God to stop such a monstrous winter storm instantaneously. But it did happen.  Yes, I saw the blizzard brought to a halt at once, and a wedge of blue sky widening  before my eyes. On that day, I witnessed a miracle happening just like the Jesus' disciples who witnessed the storm brought to a stop by the rebuke of Jesus. Here I didn't hear any audible voice halting the blizzard, but I saw the blizzard vanishing without a trace within a blinking moment. To me, it was so unbelievable that I teared up every time I thought of that incident.

Like many of you, I've experienced God's grace helping me out of trouble, sickness and danger at many times. However this incident stood like a pinnacle among them.  For a long time, I couldn't understand why this particular act of God stood out from all the other deliverance in my life. Then it hit me.

Even though I prayed, I hadn't expected God to come to my aid and stop the storm as Jesus did for His disciples on the boat.  In some way, I've thought my God is not big enough to whisk away a blizzard. Maybe in my mind, I've considered nature to be more powerful than the God I worship. In words, I may have praised Him to be great and all-powerful, but when disaster or distress blindens my path, I somehow forget the omnipotent vision of God.

Who knows, I would be even quick to defend myself if someone has pointed that to me, for I wouldn't have even realized it for myself.  Either I've seen myself too unworthy for God's intervention or God to be not too big enough to handle such a deadly winter blizzard. In either way, I'd been  wrong in my belief. If I'm a believer in Christ, God becomes my heavenly Father who is capable of delivering  His children when they cry out to Him for help.  On the other hand, God is also the creator of all creations.  Sun, moon, rain,thunder , wind and storm obey when He summons them.  So, it's my thinking that need to be corrected. Otherwise, my faith becomes just a talk, but not a walk!***

Today I received an announcement of a Liebster Award for my posting on this blog from Jan Cox, the owner of Under the Cover of Prayer site. Jan had written two devotionals and a number of articles for magazines and a Bible study
 She wrote -Just found this blog from a fellow Inscribe membr. She wrote a wonderful post on prayer called Precious Link to God: P-R-A-Y-E-R.
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