God is greater than our problems

          You know, I have found it easy lately to let my problems and issues going on around me to get me down and upset. It can be very easy to be overcome by our problems when we are constantly confronted or bothered by them, whether they be financial issues or emotional issues or spiritual issues or whatever. In those times, however, we need to remember that our God is greater than the problems we are dealing with. After all, He created the heavens and the earth and everything in them. If He did all that and is ruler over all, certainly He can take care of our problems and our needs. He is in control over all and He has promised us in His Word that He will help us in times of need, as I will try to explain below.

          As I was reading the Bible last night, two passages stood out to me that help us to place our problems in God's hands. The first portion of Scripture is Matthew 6:25-34. This popular passage tells us to not to worry about everyday needs such as food and clothing. In this Scripture, Jesus reminds his audience that God feeds the birds and clothes the lilies of the field and tells them that He will also feed and clothe them as well. He then tells them, "Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'" (Matt. 6:31). After reminding them that God knows that they need those things, Jesus exhorts them to "seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you" (Matt. 6:33). Rather than worrying about the basic things in our lives, we need to seek God's kingdom and righteousness. When we do that, God will meet those needs and provide us with the food and clothing that we need.
          However, many of us have problems and issues going on that are far worse or more complex than just needs of food and clothing, but God is more than big enough to take care of those as well. In the second portion of Scripture that I came upon, Jesus tells us that He just wants us to come to Him when we are bogged down and heavy laden. Matthew 11:28-30 says "Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light." When we are weighed down with problems and other issues, He wants us to come to Him and take His yoke upon us and learn from Him so that we can find rest. He doesn't want us to worry or be stressed out or upset about the problems in our lives, He wants us to find rest in Him and in His Word. When we are obedient to Him and acknowledge that He is greater than our problems, He will give us peace and rest and will help us overcome those problems.