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Raising Our Expectations!!

"Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know." Jeremiah 33:3

You know, many times I believe that Christians often settle for much less than what God wants to do through us. We read also in Jeremiah 32:27: "I am the Lord, the God of all flesh! Is anything too hard for Me?" We read that and our lips say, "No Lord, nothing is too hard for You." It's funny though, when we face difficult situations we begin to qualify our belief in God and lower our expectations of what God will do. It's one thing to believe God could perform a miracle in the Bible, or even a thousand years ago, or even in the life of a friend; it's quite another matter to wholeheartedly believe God can do anything He chooses to do in our lives.

Friends, when Almighty God speaks to us, what we do next proves what we believe about Him, regardless of what we say. God revealed to Moses His plan to orchestrate the greatest exodus in human history, and He wanted to use Moses to accomplish it. Yet, Moses responded by arguing with God! Moses was overwhelmed by what he heard and began to make excuses for why he could not participate in God's activity. I think that like many of us, Moses would have readily acknowledged his belief in God's power, he just didn't believe that God could do His miraculous work through his life. Moses' arguement with God limited his ministry for the rest of his life! (Exodus 4:13-16).

Do you sense there may be far more that God wants to do through your life than what you've been experiencing? Ask God to show you what it is, then be prepared to respond in faith and obedience to what He tells you. And, unlike Moses, don't argue but believe, God can do miracles through your life!

May God richly bless you today!!! H Trent!

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