There is no limit....

Last night I was told something that broke my heart. I was told that the grandchildren didn't like to be around me and hubby because we bicker and it makes them uncomfortable. I didn't know what to say. I had no defense. I went into my dark place where I try to hide. And that is where I have been all night, awakening this morning to the very same thought. Not only was I a bad mother, but now I'm a bad grandmother. Perhaps not the exact words used, but the words heard.

The grandchildren. ALL of my grandchildren bring me such joy. I always said they kept me young. As they all have gotten older and are more busy, I don't see them that often. None of them. So this comment really surprised me, and cut me deeply. Interestingly it is on the cusp of one of the grandsons asking if he could spend some time with me this week while he is in town.

Yet, in my reading this morning, I read these words in a book........

God asks Moses a question. It's more than a question, it's the question. Your answer to this question, the question, will determine the size of your prayer circles.

"Is there a limit to my power?"

The obvious answer to that question is no. God is omnipotent, which means by definition, there is nothing God cannot do. Yet many of us pray as if our problems are bigger than God...…. God is infinitely bigger than your biggest problem or your biggest dream. His grace is infinitely bigger than your biggest sin.


Are your problems bigger than God, or is God bigger than your problems? Our biggest problem is our small view of God. That is the cause of all lesser evils. And it's a high view of God that is the solution to all other problems.

"Is there a limit to my power?"

Have you answered the question? There are only two options: yes or no. Until you come to the conviction that God's grace and power know no limits, you will draw small prayer circles. Once you embrace the omnipotence of God, you'll draw ever-enlarging circles around your God-given, God-sized dreams.

How big is your God? Is He big enough to heal your marriage or heal your child? Is He bigger than a positive MRI or a negative evaluation? Is He bigger than your secret sin or secret dream?

My answer? My God IS big enough. He will heal my hurt. He will make me more conscious of what I say - not only around the grandchildren, but even when they are not here. He will heal my broken heart. I am so grateful I believe that, that I can trust in Him even when I don't see Him working in me.

Is your God big enough for what troubles you?

Blessings!