I will remember the deeds of the Lord, yes, I will");
document.writeln("remember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all your works and mediate");
document.writeln("on all your mighty deeds.1
When we face troubles in life, we often feel as if they are");
document.writeln("ginormous! We know that God said he will not give us more than we can handle, but");
document.writeln("I know I have started to question if God really knows my human limits! If you");
document.writeln("read Psalm 77 in its entirety, you will see Asaph feeling as though God");
document.writeln("had forgotten him. He questioned if God had forgotten to be merciful and");
document.writeln("compassionate towards him. But just when these thoughts started circling in his");
document.writeln("head, he stopped himself and remembered the greatness of the Lord. The God of");
document.writeln("miracles and the One who reigns in power and majesty. The Creator of the universe");
document.writeln("who holds everything perfectly in its place is the One who holds us in his hands.");
document.writeln("If you need a reminder of how great our God is, read this:
\'In 1997, the Hubble");
document.writeln("telescope took flight to give us a look through its powerful lens into places");
document.writeln("we had never known or seen before. Through this mammoth telescope, we");
document.writeln("discovered a staggering number of other galaxies out there beyond our own. Our");
document.writeln("tiny earth is just in one tiny galaxy. And our Milky Way galaxy is just a");
document.writeln("little disk-shaped spiral when compared with the expanse of other galaxies.");
document.writeln("Sure, we have our sun and moon\'”our little spot along with the planets that");
document.writeln("surround us. Yet the Hubble telescope revealed that we are just one of many. In");
document.writeln("other words, we are not quite the center of the universe we once thought we");
document.writeln("were. In fact, scientists reported");
document.writeln("that each of the 100 billion to 200 billion galaxies they believe they have");
document.writeln("discovered has up to 100 billion stars in it.\'2
That is intense! This is");
document.writeln("just one of the amazing works of art that God did. Even though it may seem that");
document.writeln("we are but a tiny speck in the middle of such a vast universe, God cares deeply");
document.writeln("for us and pays attention to every detail of our life. When you start feeling");
document.writeln("overwhelmed by the giant problems you are facing, start proclaiming the");
document.writeln("greatness of God! I assure you that those problems will start shrinking");
document.writeln("immediately. Let us keep things in perspective and remember that we serve a God");
document.writeln("of wonders!
Suggested prayer: Dear God, sometimes");
document.writeln("my human limits do not let me see past my problems but help me see You in the");
document.writeln("midst of them. Help me not get discouraged, but rather help me trust you for");
document.writeln("the solution. Just how the stars in the sky shine so brightly in the darkness, help");
document.writeln("my faith in you shine bright in all circumstances and be a testimony to others");
document.writeln("of your great faithfulness. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen.
1. Psalm");
document.writeln("77:11-12 (NIV).
2. Tony");
document.writeln("Evans, The Power of God\'s Names, Harvest House Publishers.
Today\'s Encounter was written by: Crystal B.
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