In the beginning......

When I was a little girl, one of my favourite movies was "The Sound of Music"....and Julie Andrews was my hero! When she would start singing Doh Re Mi I would know every single word and intonation. There is a profound truth where at the beginning of the song she says "let's start at the very beginning...a very good place to start!" It's true, the beginning is where we should start with all things, and getting to know God is no exception.

The other day I started a new study guide, and the first lesson was on Genesis 1. It is incredible the amount of knowledge we can glean from the very first chapters of the bible. And the best part is everything we learn about God is as current now as it was at the beginning of the world, because God never changes! First of all we learn that God already existed before the world did. Its impossible for us to comprehend such an amazing fact, because we have brains that are finite. The bible warns us to "lean not on your own understanding" and states throughout that God's ways are above our ways. BUT, the good news is God has placed "eternity in our hearts" so that while we dont understand with our minds, we know instinctively within our hearts that it is true. The second thing we learn is that God is in control. Not just of us as people, but in control of every single element. He commands the light, the waters, the earth's rotation and orbit, every single thing so that He could create the universe exactly how He wanted it to be. That kind of power is truly mind boggling, and I know I stand in awe of that kind of ability! But there is also great comfort in knowing that God is all powerful. Our little woes and cares may seem HUGE in our own eyes, but in reality when you stack them up against the existence of the universe they're not so big! In fact, they're so temporary that in comparison with eternity they are NOTHING! God can handle ANYTHING we throw at Him and infinately more because He knows us INTIMATELY! He created us, and He knows our innermost workings.

Take a watchmaker as an example. A watch is a surprisingly complex piece of machinery that often we take for granted, but there is amazing workings going on inside. The watchmaker who made that watch knows each little individual part intimately.....how it works and what each piece is meant to do. So, when something goes wrong with the watch, the watchmaker can figure out which piece is not doing its part, and either replace or repair it back to working order again. So it is the same with God.....if there is something wrong with us, spiritually or physically, God knows what needs to happen. If we're struggling with something spiritual God knows how to either replace that part of our lives or repair it to working order, and if there's something wrong physically God knows how to get us help or give us strength to deal with the problem. In fact, there is noone more qualified to deal with our problems than the one who created everything! BUT, the catch is, just like the owner of the watch has to hand it over to the watchmaker for repair, so we must also hand our lives over to the creator of all things to make right.

If you haven't given ur problems to the maker of the world, perhaps now is the time?