Isaiah 40:31, “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Living in this chaotic world not only causes health problems it also causes spiritual problems. By focusing on the problems we become problem-centered instead of God-centered. When we focus on the problems they get bigger and bigger. They begin to overwhelm us and cause the power of Almighty God to shrink in our minds. Instead of moving mountains by faith we create mountains by worrying and fretting putting needless pressure on ourselves and others.
When our problems seem larger that the God of the universe Isaiah gives us some good advise---wait upon the Lord.
The prophet reminds us just how great God is: “Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.” Isaiah 40:15 then in verses 22-25 we are told: “It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. “
This is not meant to make us feel insignificant but rather to know just how great and powerful God is. God wants us to see from His perspective. He offers us something that will enable us to live by what he sees not what we can see. If we will depend on Him instead of dwelling on our problems He has promised to give us peace. He will renew our strength, and wings of faith will lift our hearts to soar above our difficulties.
God offers us more than just a new perspective. He offers us something that will enable us to live a better life. If we will depend on Him and lean on His almighty arms our problems will seem small compared to His greatness. He will renew our strength, and give us wings to rise above our difficulties. As we rise on eagle wings our problems may be huge yet they will appear small. Jesus told us that if we have faith the size of grain of mustard seed we could move mountains. So with mountain moving faith and eagle wings and a God who is bigger that the universe He created we can feel secure.
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