Marveled

Unbelief...
Been there?
When Jesus went into his hometown he taught in the synagogue but the people who heard him were astonished.  "Where did this man get these things?...How are such mighty works done by his hands?  Is not this the carpenter...And they took offense at him. . . and he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.  And he marveled because of their unbelief."

I was thinking about myself as I read the above underlined words.  I was thinking about how Jesus marveled.  When we marvel at something there is surprise, disbelief, awe and sometimes just can't believe it, shock.  I think how often I am the one in unbelief.  How often I am the one who doesn't believe, deep down, and even on the surface, that God will come through, that he will do what I cannot see.  That he will perform a miracle.  You see, in the story above the reason he could not do much was because they did not have faith.  How many times have you limited in your mind what God will do in your life.  Will I ever be rescued from this situation?  Will I ever...etc.

Yesterday I was concerned about something and the more I thought about it the more I became concerned and before I knew it it was causing a heavy anxiety.  Until.......the man of God in my life prayed with me and I released it in the hands on Jesus, trusting him that he will handle it, HIS WAY!  I love the freedom that release brings.  I love the freedom that having faith brings.  Not a weak faith but a believing faith.  Think about times in your life when your faith was so weak.  Now think of what God did and was doing in and through your weakness.  "When I am weak, then he is strong."  For me, those times always make me stronger and when weak times comes, which they will, my faith is getting stronger and those weak times don't last as long.

Whatever you are facing today hold on to Jesus.  Have faith in him - come before him in prayer - and lay it at his feet.  He can do more than we could ever ask or imagine.

This morning I was slowing waking up in bed when my husband walked in with a nice warm cup of coffee, in my new favorite mug.  I must say that this started out my day just perfect.  What that had to do with this blog I have no idea. :)

Bless someone today!