God Can.

God can.

I was just brushing my teeth and for some reason this phrase popped into my head.

God can?

*keep brushing.*

God can use whatever is meant for evil and bring it for our good.
God can care for our needs today. And He will still be here tomorrow too.


God can mend my fears.
I care way to much about what other people think. And I am learning to trust that He is leading me despite what other people may think. or how I may feel. Because a lot of times how I feel seems to be a lot more real than what actually is. Mom is always telling me to focus on today.

What can God do?

God can use really dark sad times and still breathe out of you so that others can see Him! In my hardest time when I felt like I was not portraying him at all, people constantly confirmed that they saw Him, they saw Jesus in me - and I know it was not me showing that. God can do it anyway. He's in control like that.

God can redeem things. He can use time and knit together small pieces of brokenness. He can stretch people really far away from each other when they thought they'd be near. That can hurt. But God can do it, the entire time knowing that His plans are better. He can create closeness. He can close gaps. God at times seems like a really mean mean God - because things happen that break peoples hearts. Babies die. People go lame. People leave their wives/husbands. people get hurt. But God is faithful. He can use these things to bring people so low, so desperate that they beg for Him and need Him to cover up all of their situations or worries or desperations in life. And lives turn around. Miracles happen. I have seen them. (And I am praying for you!) We have to take advantage of our challenges and get on our faces and learn to say that WE CAN'T. God can.

I fully believe that He creates/allows gaps between people in order to guide peoples paths. it's messy. it hurts. but, I must believe that God is good. I hate that phrase when I am in the pit. It really rubs me the wrong way. It feels like something I have to hold onto for dear life - like a slimy slippery rock in the middle of a the ocean in the middle of a storm that never seems to end - it seems like a pointless phrase in the midst of hardship. But we must throw off all doubt and grab hold of what we know. What is truth?

Romans 8:28 - God promises good to come out of all things to those that are called according to His purposes.

its a simple word today. but.

Despite how much control we think we have, His control is greater. stronger. He can fight for us. He sees our mistakes and can cover them for us. He can watch our mistakes and know we are human. God can pay for really large tickets. ;) or calm really sad hearts. or replace our old habits for new good ones. or use a gap to move a daughters feet. believe me. I know.










ps. a good quote I found from a friend today:
"The past still can hold good things in our hearts, but don't dare dwell on them saying "i want that", because nothing good comes from our desires if they are not Gods will."