Exodus 9-11, Matthew 7
What is hardening your heart recently? When God asks you to give something over to Him, what do you tend to hold onto the tightest? We see how Pharaoh refused and refused to give over the Israelites, even though God's power was displayed over and over for him to see.
I think we sometimes miss the miracles that are right in front of us. We expect God to do mighty, obvious acts, like He did with the 10 Plagues, but don't you realize that everyday He does do just that all around you? Every breath we inhale and every beat of our hearts is a gift from God. The way He works out a situation or when you run into the right person at the right time, He is moving in mighty ways. I have experienced miracles a few times in my own life, and I am a firm believer of the modern day miracles that show Who God is in powerful ways. Yet I still struggle with letting go of some things.
Pharaoh slowly built up to letting the people go, but he kept on holding onto his pride, insisting on getting something out of the deal - whether Moses was only allowed to take the men, then all but the livestock, and finally he folds and gives it all over. We see how God takes away more and more throughout the whole ordeal with him though. When we have trusted God with everything, we can be okay when things fall out of our lives, because we know His plan far-exceeds our own.
This kind of faith can guide us in what we ask God for and how we judge others. Knowing God's heart and trusting in His hand to take care of us no matter what we lose and what we go through sure changes the picture when we approach Him for "favors" and requests. Building that relationship with Him so we can get to that point is a long and painful process, but so worth it!
What do you hold tightly to? Is there something in your life that you need to be okay with handing over to God - like your finances, your family, your career, your plans for even tomorrow? Building that relationship on the Rock can give us a true perspective of what really should matter most in our lives, and then we can be okay no matter what we lose or what we endure in this life. Consider the miracles He shows you daily and know His power is greater than anything else in this world!
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