What's big in your life?

Psalm 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

To be a good writer, you should be a lover of literature. I think one of my high school English teachers told me that. So I've also been reading Max Lucado's Traveling Light. (see yesterday's blog) It is about the Promise of Psalm 23.

David being the writer of Psalms, "....is concerned that you and I don't make the same mistake with God. His pen has scarcely touched papyrus, and he's urging us to avoid gods of our own making. With his very first words in this psalm, David sets out to deliver us from the burden of a lesser deity."

The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil.
My cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
Forever. (NKJV)

"Why did David write the Twenty-third Psalm? To build our trust in God...to remind us of who He is."

Study Guide questions from this chapter are profound. God is the "One who is" and the "One who causes." Why is that important? Because we need a big God. And if God is the "One who is," then He is an unchanging God. Why do we need a big God? Why do we need an unchanging God?

For me having a big God reminds me that He is in control, not me. And for Him to be unchanging is reassuring. I had written about how God has been my anchor through alot of chaos in my lifetime. Sometimes we need to hold that anchor close and allow our life (ship) to sail through the storm. Dropping anchor during a storm could actually damage the boat. I'll hold God close through the storms (& praise Him in the good times). God is definitely a big God in my life because I first allow Him to be. And He proves Himself unchanging through every step I take on this journey called life.

Father God, Thank You for always loving me no matter what I do or say or how much time I don't give You when I should. Thank You for being the God who is big and unchanging in my life. You are the reason I have anything of worth in this life either physically, spiritually, mentally, or emotionally. Thank You for the Promise of Psalm 23.