Live Big!

     This blog is based on the teachings of the speaker at our women's retreat.  She described how in life, we all have a "plate."  When we are first starting out in life, it is mostly our self and God on the plate.  She had a plate with different fruit.  She and God were both big apples.  Then she got married- add an orange.  She got a job- add a lemon.  She had five BOYS- add five oranges.  She has friends- add some limes.  She does ministry- add a few tangerines.  Then she has to do things like housework- add a bunch of grapes.  You can see that soon, there is not enough room on the plate for everything.  So, she makes herself a little smaller-a tangerine.  Then later, she needs to be a little smaller- a grape.  She makes God a little smaller too.  Because, you know that He understands.  He won't be mad.  He WANTS us to do all this stuff right?!?! 
     Even with making herself and God as small as she can make them, there is not enough room on the plate.  The awesome thing is, God's power works best in weakness- He tells us that in the Bible.  So, HE can take all of our stuff- our relationships, ministries, tasks, all of it.  Instead of us trying to fit it all on our little plate, we can give it to Him and He is our ginormous fruit bowl.  He can take it all- IF we actually give it to Him.  So, give Him all of your life, every bit of it, even if you think it seems like He might not want it, He does.  Give it all to Him and LIVE BIG!!!!!  Do NOT shrink yourself anymore.  Our Heavenly Father loves you and knows that you are important.  Come to Him.  Let Him hold all of the things of your life that seem to just be falling uncontrollably off of your plate.  He can handle ALL of you.  He WANTS all of you.  You are not too much!!!  He is more than enough.  Let Him love you well and let Him allow you to LIVE BIG!!!!!  Thanks for reading.  :-)