God's Providence

I hope I never stop being amazed at how God will work in my life, however, I do hope that someday I stop being surprised that He does.
     Our church service was amazing tonight, and was probably designed just for me!!!! Okay, probably not just for me, but still, it was good to hear the Holy Spirit talking once again. Much of what was taught tonight applies to so much more than just this prayer request, although God did use it to talk directly to me about it, I thought I'd briefly share a little of what our pastor spoke about in the event that it is something you too need to hear.
     The title of the sermon was "Aaron's On His Way". Pastor used the story of Moses' need for Aaron to help him fulfill God's plan for delivering the Israelites from Egypt as a launching point to speak of God's providence in our lives. One of the very first things he said was that God already has an answer for the things He has asked us to do. You can guess where my mind went, I'm sure. God did ask me to pray for my kids to meet Tebow. He wouldn't have done that if He didn't already have a plan in place to make it happen. He also said that God will provide a way to overcome the obstacles. I don't know how many obstacles there are in the way of a Tebow visit, but God already has a plan to overcome them. Pastor then mentioned that the trials that come while awaiting His answer are meant to teach us how small and incapable we are and how big and capable He is to answer our requests. It did make me wonder if this delay into summer is to help me truly see that there is absolutely no way I can do anything, especially now, to make meeting Tebow happen. He also said God will not call you to a task that He won't make possible. That was the second time in as many weeks I have heard that exact same statement, from two different people. God said ask, He's going to make this possible. My pastor then mentioned that often there are trials and hardships to endure between the time God commands us to do something and the time He fulfills it. God often does this to demonstrate His providence. This too, made me wonder if perhaps this is the reason we are having to wait into the summer months for God to answer.
     In the beginning of his sermon however, Pastor made a point that really stuck with me. He said God's providence means He sees my need before I do. When this prayer began, I asked God to help me gain a better understanding of Who He is. I did not realize, until I came face to face with some issues in this request just how much I needed that better understanding. God really did see my need long before I did and praise Him, He has used this request to help me gain a much better understanding of His nature.
     Like I said, this sermon could have been just for me, could have been the Holy Spirit letting me know He hadn't forgotten this request and what He still plans to do. But it could have been for you too. I do hope something in here as helped you, if not now, perhaps it will one day in the future.