Our minds tend to see our problems as big or small. Even when we pray for the sick, we say things like, “You have a headache? No problem. Let’s pray for your healing.” But when it is cancer, we say, “Oh, let’s tell the senior pastor about it. It would be better if he prayed for you.” We think of headaches as small problems and cancers as big ones.
But that is not the way God thinks. There is nothing too hard for Him who made the heavens and the earth! With God, there is no such thing as a “big” problem. In fact, the “bigger” the problem, the “easier” it is for Him! In the feeding of the 5,000, it took only five loaves to feed the multitude (see Matthew 14:15–21). But in the feeding of the smaller multitude of 4,000, it took seven loaves (see Matthew 15:32–38).
In man’s scheme of things, it should take more loaves to feed more people. But this is not so with God. It took fewer loaves to feed more people. This is God’s way of telling us that the “bigger” the problem, the “easier” it is for Him. I am not saying that small problems are hard for God. But it is so encouraging to think that it is “easier” for God to heal cancers than headaches!
Imagine coming to God with a big problem. “So, what is your problem, son?” God asks. You say, “Father, it is a huge financial debt—not thousands but millions!” He says, “Easy. It is already cancelled.”
In another scenario, God asks, “So, what is your problem, son?” You say, “Father, I have lost my job and I can’t find a new one. I am already in my fifties and I don’t have the necessary qualifications.” He says, “No problem. Consider yourself employed. And in this new job, you won’t just have a job, you will have a position.”
Beloved, with God, it is never a problem because there is nothing too hard for Him!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
There seems to be so many levels of pain and sorrow. And you can bet that when you share your troubles with someone, they have a story of bigger and more scary trouble. Most people will never lose a child, but we will all lose our fathers and mothers and so many times, so many others. Death is part of life, it's part of this fallen world. The grief after someone loses someone can be big or not so big, but like everything else that we have to deal with in life, it all depends on our foundation how well we stand it. Our foundation has to be strong. Our foundation has to be Christ. Without a good strong knowledge of what Christ did on the cross and how that effects our lives, we are always ready for panic. Problems come and problems go in life. Some bigger than others and some too much for us to handle alone. The truth is when we depend on Jesus, we are never alone. He sent His own Holy Spirit to those who believe. To live inside of us and be with us forever. This gift, The Holy Spirit He calls The Comforter. Today, when you face whatever you have to face, no mater how big or how small, pray to God that He will give you the strong foundation to stand upon and show you how to depend on His Son for care and how to rely upon His Holy Spirit for comfort.
