The embarrassment made my face burn.  Having just spent over an hour shopping with the help of a patient sales clerk, I was ready to pay for my purchases.  Imagine my surprise when the same sales clerk, in a very hushed whisper, informed me my debit card was denied.  Obviously there was some mistake.  Indignant, I called the bank to set things straight- only to hear “insufficient funds” come from the other side of the line. Humiliated – I left the store with the sales clerk smirking yet frustrated as she put away my selections.

Insufficient is a difficult word to digest.  And while there are times there are insufficiencies in areas of our lives (often times from our own doing), we have a God that is completely sufficient – El Shaddai.  This name tells us God is sufficient to meet all our needs and will sustain us through whatever we face.

There are two words used for sufficient in the Old Testament.  The first word day (dahee) is found in Exodus 36:7  and is translated to mean enough.  The second word for sufficient, rab is found in Deuteronomy 33:7  is used involving a blessing and means abundant in size, quantity, number…

What area in your life needs some day and rab?  El Shaddai is both.  Tell Him what you need.  He is listening.  And He is more than enough.

 

• El Shaddai is first revealed in Gen. 17:1 to Abram with a blessing. Look at the following scriptures and see how they relate to this blessing: (El Shaddai is used in these verses)
  • Genesis 28:3
  • Genesis 35:11
  • Genesis 48: 3-4
  • Genesis 49:25

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• Now compare Genesis 25:11 – Elohim is used here. Why?

 

• Do we have a place in the blessing to Abraham, and if so, what is it?
  • Look at Galatians 3:14 as a starting point

 

• Spend some time seeking God’s guidance on which advice giver you are:
  • Sarai – impatient with people
  • Job’s wife – unbelieving
  • Eliphaz – superior attitude
  • Bildad – defending even when wrong
  • Zopher – critical
  • Elihu – know it all

 

• For the really ambitious…
  • Research Job’s three daughters – Job 42: 14-15
    • Why are we given their names?

I’m weary.

Not in the physically exhausted, overwhelmed sort of way; but the weary that sneaks in disguised as disappointment and doubt. The weary begins with a whisper that what I do doesn’t matter and what I say isn’t heard.

And then I just want to stop. Give up.
Become complacent.

Because all of the hours and efforts and prayers seem empty and pointless, and nothing ever seems to change.

But this is the weary speaking, and I need to shut my thoughts down long enough to let God speak. And He does. He always does.
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So He reminds me that it is never about my effort or time. It is and always has been all about Him.

Time with Him.
Talking with Him.
Trusting Him.

In these times with Him, He is changing me. Stretching me. Growing me. This is where He is leading. Teaching me to Follow Him. Focus on Him. Feast on Him.

And with this gentle reminder, I become a little less weary.

God is a bully. I would rather chew glass than share this observation with you (many of you are probably saying, “I wish you were chewing glass too”). Others may be shaking their heads in righteous indignation for God since I called Him a bully. But hear me out on this:

A bully uses superior strength.

Last time I checked – God is all-powerful. God, Himself, asks in Genesis 18:14, “Is anything too difficult for the LORD?”

A bully targets the weak.

Well, I am definitely the weak. 1 Corinthians 1:4:10 tells me, “…we are weak, but you are strong”

Then there is this third trait of a bully – they force you to do what they want.

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God cannot be a bully. It is my own disobedience rebelling against His will for my life which causes my feelings of intimidation. No, God is not a bully. He’s not trying to harm or intimidate us, he’s trying to use us as a pivotal part of His plan to bring glorification to himself. Which he is due. He is the Sovereign God of my life whether I allow Him to participate or not. He has already gone before me to prepare all my days and then patiently waits to see if my footsteps follow in obedience to His commands:

“The heart of a man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” Proverbs 16:9

“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.” Psalm 3:28

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11

So I take these to heart and ponder my impression of God’s involvement in my life. I come to the full realization: the issues are all mine- fear, disobedience, faithlessness, and insecurity. But God says, “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10). So here is my choice- am I going to obey or not? A wise person told me just this week that if I’m not obeying I’m disobeying. Profound, right? She might of well have said 1 +1 =2. I have a choice to make – obey or not obey. So I sit here today, in obedience, writing this (but still wanting to chew glass) because He said to. And it may be nothing more than an opportunity to show God I am willing to obey Him. Or maybe, just maybe, it is part of my Sovereign God’s plan for my hope and my future. Let’s wait and see.