God doesn't need my fingers in the picture!!

God taught me a Sarah lesson this day!  I had driven up to Sedona for the day for some quiet study time.  I pulled into a favorite spot, opened up the back of my truck and relaxed in a rare moment.  And look what God did!  A giant heart shaped shadow on the mountainside right before my very eyes.  The lesson was this...
I could see the heart in the very first picture, but it wasn't completely formed. So I put my finger in the next picture.  To me this would show the heart I was seeing to others.  As I sat there, over the next hour, God would "clean up" the heart edges without my finger in the picture.  The heart would be clear to all, without my help.

God quietly whispered into my soul..."Pam, I didn't need your help.  The heart is there, just wait while I do the work!

In Genesis 15 God promises Abraham and Sarah they will be parents to many children.  In Genesis 16, Sarah gets tired of waiting on God, so she puts her fingers in the picture.  She finds a way to make God's promise come true, in her timing.  Pause for a minute.  Really think about that.  Did God Almighty, El Shadday, need her help???  Um NO!  Does He need my help?  Um NO!!  Does He need your help?  Um NO!!

Sarah's interference added all kinds of troubles and scar tissue to their lives.  God's promise held true...Sarah gave birth to a son...her help wasn't needed.
Again, what's the lesson here?  God's promises are true, His timing is perfect.  My part is to trust Him and patiently wait for HIS timing.  When my fingers get involved trying to force things, there are consequences and added scar tissue.

My Shepherd promises I will lack nothing I need. (Psalm 23:1)  No thing!!  I guess I am not in need of a husband right now!!  :)   Oh to rest in that truth, it is freeing!  I can also rest in the fact that God doesn't need my fingers in the picture, He is able to do immeasurably more than I could ask or imagine!!  Ephesians 3:20