689 Nahhhh Bigger

You’re thinking from a human perspective, but God is working on something bigger than you can see here. You’re putting limitations on this situation, while God in his unlimited power is at work in something bigger than you can fathom. You’re ready to settle in, surrender to resistance, give up the fight, while God is ready to push you on towards bigger places than you are right now. God has been speaking 2 words to me: Nahhhhh, bigger. This is bigger than you think and I’m bigger than you’ve allowed me to be. What we imagine as our purpose is a row boat in comparison to the ark we were created for. But the truth is, when you’re without a boat and you know you need to get upstream, a row boat sounds pretty darn good. And we start praying for a row boat. We start trying to negotiate our way into getting it right now. And dang do we ever get disappointed when it doesn’t work. Why isn’t this working? I’m talking about your specific situation. WHY ISN’T THIS WORKING FOR YOU? Why is it everything you try is met with resistance? Why is every door closed? Why is every answer no? Could it be because this is bigger than you think? Could it be because God is directing you to something bigger than you’re about to settle for? Could it be that you are being protected in this time of disappointment? We ask for God’s will in our life, but we sure don’t like it when that results in a series of no’s. Why can’t this just work? Why can’t I just get a break? Why can’t this little thing just come together? Oh yeah, because God is working on something BIGGER. Honey, if that little thing comes together you’ll just settle right there and miss what God ultimately has for you. Hear him today … “nahhhhh, bigger!” This is row boat stuff you’re begging me for, but I made you for ark stuff. Imagine being Noah. This is the man God choose to save his creation through. Only the people and the animals Noah was able to fit on the boat he built would survive the flood. So for 120 years, Noah worked on the same project, building this one boat … during a drought none the less. That’s like my worst nightmare. A 120 year long project. I like 1 hour projects. I like starting and finishing something within the same day. I lose interest fast. I start chasing squirrels and forget why I am where I am. So I will often settle for little projects I can whip out fast while avoiding the bigger projects God designed me for. What big project are you avoiding? What bigger plan have you been delaying by chasing squirrels? You’ve been busying yourself with little things as a distraction from the big thing God is calling you to. And today you hear it loud and clear, “nahhhhhhhh, bigger.” Dig in girl, what you’re being called to is going to take some time. Are you willing to stick with it? Genesis 6: 15 & 16 God said: “Make the ark like this: 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. Make a roof for the ark, and finish the walls to within 1 cubit from the top. Place the entrance in the side of the ark, and build a lower, a middle and an upper deck.” I find this genuinely interesting, do you know what the name Noah means? It means REST. So, God chooses the man named for rest to build the largest boat that had ever been built, and he knew it would take him 120 years of non-stop work. Did you know you can be at rest while working? Did you know it’s possible to do what needs to be done without being completely stressed out? This is the way God works. If you’re stressed in your work and always exhausted, perhaps you should ask him to help you work in his way. God has some BIG work for you to do, work that’s going to take a long time, so it’s important for you to discover the peace ...