“Don’t Tell God How Big Your Problem Is; Tell Your Problem How Big Your God Is.”
…Author Unknown
Many times during my life, I wish I had been familiar with this saying: “Don’t tell God how big your problem is, tell your problem how big your God is.”
In his homily during a February 12, 2017 weekday Mass at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Charlotte, NC, Fr. Casmir Maduakor from Nigeria told us: “Don’t tell God how big your problem is, tell your problem how big your God is.”
Today I’m reminding you that your God is bigger than any problem you have now or ever will have. Trust that He is going to bring GOOD out of every problem situation you ever have. Tell your problem how big your God is. It will crumble before your very eyes. Watch a solution show up. See your problem disappear.
In the year 2000, when I was driving Mother from Delaware to Charlotte, NC after they repaired her left hip, I couldn’t get her back in the car. She had gotten out but was walking like Tim Conway as the Oldest Man or Mr. Tudball on the Carol Burnett Show
Mother walked for ten minutes and moved two feet. So I had to call for help. I called to a man on the sidewalk in front of the car, “Sir, sir. Would you help me, please?”
He said, “How can I help you?”
“I got my Mother out to go to the restroom, but she’s not moving very fast and doesn’t have any energy. I need to get her back in the car. I have a blanket. If you could pull her from this side to the other on her blanket, I would appreciate it very much. She’s limp and can’t pull herself.”
So I sat Mother down on her blanket and he pulled her to the left side of the car. He stopped and said, “Is this far enough?”
I said, “No. Her feet are hanging out the door.”
He smiled and said, “Then I believe I need to pull her a little farther.” And he did. Then he put a pillow behind her head and shut the door.
When Mother’s feet were inside the door, I covered her with another blanket, and closed the other door.
I thanked the man and asked him if I could give him a hug. He said, “Yes.” So I walked around the car to him and gave him a big hug. But it was me who needed the hug. The man told me I was welcome and headed on his own path.
There were many times when I was caring for Mother that God sent someone to help me. My problems disappeared.
Believe and it will be given to you.
Ask and you shall receive.
Trust that God will hear your voice and help you.
I pray that you always have the help you need.
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Dear Joan Reid,
Thank you for writing. I love that you are a follower of my blog. You give me great encouragement. Thank you very much for your kind words.
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Joan, thank you for this reminder. Your inspiration and encouragement always lifts my spirits. 💗
Dear Kathleen,
Thank you for writing. I’m glad you read my blog posts. I’m especially happy that I inspire and encourage you and that it lifts your spirits! That makes me smile.
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Joan
How nice of you to pray for us to always have what we need! Awesome!
Dear Linda,
Thank you for writing. You’re welcome for my praying that you always have what you need! It’s the least I can do for people who read my blog.
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God made you great!
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Joan
Joan,
This post was wonderful and I love the title of your post. I am glad that stranger was there to help you and your mom.
Dear Maureen,
Thanks for reading my blog and writing me a little note. I am very glad that you liked this post. Thanks for being glad that a stranger was there to help me and my Mom. I hope that God always sends someone to help you when you are in distress!
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Joan
Dear Janis,
Thank you for writing. I pray that God gives you all the strength, wisdom, and all things you need to survive.
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Joan
May we all pray for strength and wisdom. Good article. Thanks, Joan.
yesterday I was to finish up my cable work and I was thinking to myself dear lord make all this verification process go smoothly and that I don’t have any problems with cabling so I told my problem my God is way more powerful than you and all problems solved after fixing my verification device was malfunctioning and all went smoothly and error free as a charm
Thank you lord…
Dear Matthias,
Thank you for writing. I’m glad that God helped you with your cable problem! You are right! God is more powerful than any problem we have!
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Joan
Joan, This is one of my favorite stories that you tell! There are so many great posts on your blog. Thanks for sharing your resources, insights, and inspirations. May God bless you and keep you!
Dear Linda,
Thank you for writing. Thanks for leaving a comment on your favorite blogpost! How sweet! I am lucky because you have been a subscriber with me from the very beginning! How cool and wonderful is that! May God bless you and keep you close to him. Thanks for being my friend.
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Joan