[Faith-talk] Don't limit God

[halinawoch at gmail.com]

dear sheila,
Thank you for your comment. Means much to me.
with warm thoughts and prayers, Halinka.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sheila Leigland" <sleigland at bresnan.net>
To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
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Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Don't limit God


> that is a wonderful reminder of god's ability and power to do beyond our 
> expectations thank you and may
> god bless you.
> On 6/12/2013 4:22 AM, halinawoch at gmail.com wrote:
>> "Don't Limit God"
>> "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly  above all that we 
>> ask or
>> think, according to the power that worketh in us,"   Ephesians 3:20
>> The verse above has been on my heart for the last week.   Each time I 
>> think about
>> it, I find myself breaking it down in such a way where  my understanding 
>> gains greater
>> enlightenment and my faith is becoming stronger  in its truth.  Let me 
>> break it
>> down for you this morning.
>> "Him"-- God, not man.
>> "that is" -- not will be, but already is.
>> "able" -- not unable, but well able, always  able.
>> "to do" -- that's action, not passive, at  work.
>> "exceeding" -- to go beyond, in great  measure.
>> "abundantly" -- plenty, more than enough,  excess.
>> "above" -- more than just enough, but over the top,  beyond.
>> "all"-- not some, not a little, not just barely enough,  not just part.
>> "that we" -- you, me, anyone.
>> "ask or think" -- what I can say, request, hope for or  imagine.
>> Do we really take this verse to heart?  Do we really  believe what it 
>> says?  Do
>> we believe it with limitations on God?  Martha  believed that Jesus could 
>> raise
>> her brother Lazarus from the dead, but  she believed it for the future- 
>> in the Resurrection.
>>   She was limiting His  ability to do exceeding abundantly above what she 
>> could ask
>> or think at the  present.  She was limiting Him because of the 
>> situation-- he was
>> already dead  and buried for four days.  She was limiting Him because of 
>> her own
>>   reasoning--  he stinks.
>> When you ask the Lord concerning a need, don't limit Him  in your asking. 
>> When
>> you think about the Lord, don't limit Him and bring Him  down to the 
>> level of just
>> another person.  He is not a person, He is God, and He  is able-- more 
>> than able--
>> to do exceeding abundantly above all that you can ask  or think.
>> Have a great day.  God is able to do exceeding abundantly  above all that 
>> we can
>>   ask or think.
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