Thursday's Thoughts

This week has flown by ~ It is May!!!! Where has the last couple of months slipped off too!

Dad's been picking up the girls from school this week since there hasn't been anything Kacey has to do and they've been going to his house and swimming.  They are loving it!

I'm so thankful for my family and our new church family. 

God has really been dealing with me this week about sweating the small stuff.  I tend to worry over things instead of giving them to him.  Fully..  My word this week over and over has been Sovereign.  I needed reminding this week of the fact our God is Sovereign.  What a relief when we realize He is in perfect control and we are NOT! 

A small insert from a devotion...

If you were to look up the word “sovereign” in the dictionary, you would find words and phrases like “superior,” “greatest,” “supreme in power and authority,” “ruler,” and “independent of all others” in its definition. But the way I like to explain God’s sovereignty best is simply to say, “God is in control.”

There is absolutely nothing that happens in the universe that is outside of God’s influence and authority. As King of kings and Lord of lords, God has no limitations. Consider just a few of the claims the Bible makes about God:

God is above all things and before all things. He is the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. He is immortal, and He is present everywhere so that everyone can know Him (Revelation 21:6).

God created all things and holds all things together, both in heaven and on earth, both visible and invisible (Colossians 1:16).

God knows all things past, present, and future. There is no limit to His knowledge, for God knows everything completely before it even happens (Romans 11:33).

God can do all things and accomplish all things. Nothing is too difficult for Him, and He orchestrates and determines everything that is going to happen in your life, in my life, in America, and throughout the world. Whatever He wants to do in the universe, He does, for nothing is impossible with Him (Jeremiah 32:17).

God is in control of all things and rules over all things. He has power and authority over nature, earthly kings, history, angels, and demons. Even Satan himself has to ask God’s permission before he can act (Psalm 103:19).

Romans 8:28 promises that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.

Thank you Lord for working out all the details!