My box vs. God's box

Finally slowing down long enough to listen so three our four blogs are in the work....This one is from this morning.

I don't know if it's just me or not, but I love it when God gets personal with me. Some days He steps all over my toes, some days He just reassures me like a Daddy would, and some days He poses that question that leaves me speechless. This morning was one of those mornings. I was driving to work(remember I have a 45 minute minimum drive) and was getting ready to for some of my typical prayers. (Okay before I go on...think about that for a second...how many times do we keep asking God for the same thing, over and over all because He answered in the way we asked so we don't see that He's answered. Hmm...) So I was asking God again why a certain prayer hadn't been answered, and He lovingly showed me a small box, then a larger box. What He said next left me speechless for awhile(cause I had to think about it ;-))......He asked me why do you keep asking me for your box, when I've given you mine(pointing to the much larger one). I thought about the verse Ephesians 3:20 which says God will do exceedingly above what we could imagine, and then I asked myself why do I?

Why have I  been so set on a certain prayer within my box getting answered, when it was just a small "thing" compared to what God wanted to do? Hmm....sometimes we can't see Him working because we have our eyes focused on what we want. What I was asking God for was on a small level(and yes pride was involved)...what He worked out and the doors He has opened our on a much bigger level. God doesn't do things half way, when He moves, He moves. He opens doors others would think were impossible, and He moves mountains that others could only look at. God's the only one who could take a prayer for doing something small and answer it with some big.

Lesson in this: Don't limit God. When you ask Him for things, ask for His box, not yours. God's plans are so much bigger and so much better. Get your eyes off of what you thought you wanted and realize, His plans are for your good and to help you to move forward.

Until next time,
~Melissa