I’m not sure why, but I tend to be one that remembers almost everything I ever received as a gift. I remember wedding presents, gifts from when I was a kid and gifts that people sent to me along the way just because. It’s important to this brain o’ mine. So I hold and treasure and remember each gift.
This morning, as I was singing in church, one verse in the refrain really captured my heart. It said, “He holds my world.” As I sang the words, I realized that one of the very most important things to me in the whole world is knowing not only that God has the whole world in His hands, but He has MY world in His hands–He is my El Shaddai, my All-sufficient One, able to be all that I need and cover each worry and care with Himself.
He knows…my heart concerns, my earthquakes, my emotions, and my world. Everything that I see and know and touch and experience–He is sufficient over. Everything that I care about, every one that I treasure–He is sufficient over. The past, present and future of who I am and what I face…they are in His Hands–and He is sufficient over it all.
God doesn’t just hold my world, He holds me. He sees me and cares about me. He is ever-present, ever-helping, ever my very own closest friend–He is sufficient over me.
I don’t know about you, maybe it doesn’t shake your world as it does mine, but the God of the Universe is my friend. On the days when I’m surrounded by friends and on the days when I feel friendless, He is there. He has given me and you the gift of Presence.
Lord, I thank You. You are my All-sufficient One, my El Shaddai. You are holding our worlds, our shattered, broken, crazy, angry, helpless, hurtful, scary, unstable, individual worlds. Father, that means the world to me, to us! For we are hanging onto Your promises and believing that above all You are FOR us, WITH us and You are ENOUGH. Thank you, El Shaddai, You are sufficient through and in and over and around.
Help us to be present with those we love, to hold their worlds with a loving heart. We are choosing to give the gift of presence this year to our families and friends–each one you bring on our pathway. Someday, they’ll remember and maybe even say, “She looked a lot like Jesus.”
Visit the other participants of 31 Days of Ministry Online at A Woman Inspired or:
- Amy – 31 Days of Heart Matters: Life: one {magnolia scented} bubble bath at a time
- Karin – 31 Days of Intentional Parenting: Mommy Matters Blog
- Jen – 31 Days of Social Media: 867-5309 Blog
- Lisa Boyd – 31 Days of WordPress: Lisa Boyd’s Blog
- Karen Lewis – 31 Days of Praise: Simply Amusing Blog
- Dawn – 31 Days of Encouragement: My Home Sweet Home Online
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Amen, Holly. Your words fell over me like Deu 32:2 says, “Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.
Deu 32:3 I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Oh, praise the greatness of our God!”