George Muller said, “Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible. There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible. Faith begins where man’s power ends.” God searches for the faithful as we can read in 2 Chronicles 16:9 which says, “For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.” The Lord is constantly searching for the faithful. God is intent on seeking those who realize that faith begins where man’s power ends, and that God is bigger than mere human beings and man’s limited wisdom. He looks for those who walk in obedience.
Alexander Maclaren has stated, “Unbelief is the mother of . . . disobedience. Faith is voluntary submission [to God] . . . If faith is not exercised . . . it lies in the . . . pride of independence, which says, ‘Who is Lord over us? Why should we have to depend on Jesus Christ?’ As faith is obedience and submission, so faith breeds obedience, but unbelief leads on to higher-handed rebellion . . . the less one trusts, the more he disobeys; the more he disobeys, the less he trusts.” God really wants to demonstrate to us that He is strong on our behalf – that He really wants to work through us. He will, however, only work through those who are obedient and faithful.
God searches for those whose hearts are “loyal” to Him. Henry Blackaby says the Lord likes to give us “God-sized” tasks, or assignments that are too big for us to do in our own strength so that we will rely on Him, and so that He receives all the glory. Being obedient to what God asks of us, and making sure that he is our source of strength will enable the Lord to fight on our behalf, and to “show Himself strong” – or to bring glory to himself. God will show himself strong through those who lean wholly on Him for their strength. If we ask God for help, He will answer us in order to show the world that He is faithful and powerful. Jesus stated in John 14:13, “And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.” God wants to be shown strong – he wants to be “glorified!”
Expect great things from God and attempt great things or God" William Carey
In Christ,
Brown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9bC9CRv9oU
Barbara Walters, of Television's 20/20, did a story on gender roles in Kabul, Afghanistan several years before the Afghan conflict. She noted that women customarily walked five paces behind their husbands. She recently returned to Kabul and observed that women still walk behind their husbands. From Ms.Walters' vantage point, despite the overthrow of the oppressive Taliban regime, the women now seem to walk even further back behind their husbands, and are happy to maintain the old custom.
Ms. Walters approached one of the Afghani women and asked, 'Why do you now seem happy with an old custom that you once tried so desperately to change?'
The woman looked Miss Walters straight in the eyes, and without hesitation said, 'Land Mines.'
BEHIND EVERY MAN, THERE'S A SMART WOMAN
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