“Knock and the door will be opened to you…”

Sometimes I forget how big God is, and how insignificant I really am. He chose us from the beginning, and continually loves us, yet He lets us choose HIM. A few weeks ago in church, we watched a Louie Giglio video. It started out slow, with my mind wandering and by the end, my eyes were watering. {Which is absolutely not a common occurrence with me.} Watch this clip and then read on into the post.

WOW. WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW???

That was my reaction too. It may be a few days before you close your mouth, I know. :)

I always planned my life in my own little head. I’m sure many of us are guilty of that, but I had an obsession with it. Over the last year, I’ve been pulled from my bubble {O how I love the bubble!} and put into other bubbles,  much to my dismay. When God changes our heart, though, we want to only do what he wants us to do. I’ve heard it a ba-dillion jillion times, and it’s more of a reality to me.

Take prayer, for instance. I was never much of a prayer person past meals and times of utter importance {like dying Grandpa’s} and now it’s my source of knowing what to do about anything! Here’s a way God has been answering a prayer I’ve been praying for 4 months. In February, a friend and I had a huge blow up and called our friendship off. We both selfishly said things that tore the other apart…and the day after it happened I wished I could take back everything I’d blasted off. I shouldn’t have talked to anyone that way. Four months went by with me wishing we could reconcile in some way. I finally decided to give him a call and we decided to talk it out yesterday. I wasn’t sure it was the right thing to do, although I knew it needed to be done, and it wouldn’t be easy.  {Do Hard Things, right?}

A few months ago I started getting an “Encouraging Word of the Day” email from K-Love …you get a Bible verse sent to your email inbox every morning. Normally I scan it over and think “that was nice”. Yesterday morning, I quickly checked my email and this was the verse of the day:

“So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. “

~ Matthew 5:23-24, NLT

--Nuts. Did He have to go and do that? :)

We talked, and see where each other stands. Had free smoothies. And I have a peace about it. Strange as it seems if you knew the whole story, but I have peace. And this morning’s verse was:

“But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins... “

~ 1 John 1:9, NLT

Hmmmm…

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”

~Matthew 7:7, NIV

Prayer is a powerful thing, and so is our GOD!