Be Marvelled!

Habakkuk 1:5 (Amplified Bible)


Look around [you, Habakkuk, replied the Lord] among the nations and see! And be astonished! Astounded! For I am putting into effect a work in your days [such] that you would not believe it if it were told you.

I was telling a friend yesterday that there is never a dull-day in God. He is always up to something, doing something and saying something. Dullness has a way of creeping in, when a we lose the expectation of God speaking or moving in our lives.

God never disappoints. He can not lie. He is passionate about us. His thoughts of us outnumber the sand on the sea. I like how the Amplified puts it;

Psalm 139:17-19 (Amplified Bible)


How precious and weighty also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
If I could count them, they would be more in number than the sand. When I awoke, [could I count to the end] I would still be with You.


The Spirit of God is saying, look around, take notice for yourself. He wants you to be amazed, to be marveled, because what He is doing in these days will be too much for you to comprehend, even if he were to tell you beforehand. 

Whew!!!!!

My Response

"God will wait for you to reach a point of desperation to see how you will respond" (Quote taken from GodChaser's Devotional September 5, 2009)

For a number of reasons, the above quote, more specifically the word "response" hit close to home this evening. I just attended a worship seminar entitled, Retrieving Biblical Worship at TPM where I was challenged to evaluate my "response" (worship) to God. During the seminar, I realized that my view or understanding of "acceptable" worship unto God was limited despite the wealth of information I have learned over the years.

Yet, God has been requiring an even deeper reflection which entailed my honest evaluation of responses I had during the course of the day. I have to admit I am not pleased but to overcome, it must be done with the "word" of my testimony". You see to be honest I had one of those overwhelming Saturdays; house cleaning, cooking, washing, taking care of Arianna, the list could go on and on, but when I looked back on it all, how effective was I? When I evaluated my response to Arianna's cry for more attention from mommy, I can't say I responded every time with a hug or sit down time with her. My responses to Chris throughout the day was not always forgiving and loving as God requires me to be. In all honesty,I have realized that my responses have not been pleasing to God.

You see it is easy to boast on an admirable response when all is going well. But the real test is when the pressure is high, the circumstances and situations are not comfortable, what then do you see flowing from my life? It is as result of "these" responses that I am forced to evaluate the condition of my heart. I realized that there are still areas in me that need to be submitted to God.

After finally getting Arianna to sleep, I laid this day and all of its demands, failures, disappointments and achievements before the Lord. I admitted to not having it together, not having all the answers and quite frankly realizing that without Him I can do NOTHING. My prayer is that tomorrow, I will be more patient, more loving, more forgiving, and most of all more pleasing to GOD.