Is Your Problem REALLY Bigger Than God? 👁️👁️ | Mike Kelsey | Rise and Ruin #Shorts

Is your life really in your hands or is Is your life really in your hands or is it ultimately in God's hands? So, I want you to do a little exercise So, I want you to do a little exercise with me. It's going to feel weird for a with me. It's going to feel weird for a with me. It's going to feel weird for a moment. Just go with me. Can we do it? moment. Just go with me. Can we do it? moment. Just go with me. Can we do it? Thank you. Thank you. We're going to do Thank you. Thank you. We're going to do Thank you. Thank you. We're going to do it anyway. All right. All right. I want it anyway. All right. All right. I want it anyway. All right. All right. I want you to I want you to close one of your you to I want you to close one of your you to I want you to close one of your eyes. I I I already told you it's going eyes. I I I already told you it's going eyes. I I I already told you it's going to be weird. But, it's a safe place. to be weird. But, it's a safe place. to be weird. But, it's a safe place. Close one of your eyes, okay? Now, I Close one of your eyes, okay? Now, I Close one of your eyes, okay? Now, I want you to take your hand want you to take your hand want you to take your hand and I want you to cover the eye that's and I want you to cover the eye that's and I want you to cover the eye that's open. Keep your other eye closed. Can you see me? Can you see me? I don't know. No. Now, let let me ask I don't know. No. Now, let let me ask I don't know. No. Now, let let me ask you a question. You can take your hand you a question. You can take your hand you a question. You can take your hand down now. Let me ask you a question cuz down now. Let me ask you a question cuz down now. Let me ask you a question cuz I don't know who who's sitting beside I don't know who who's sitting beside I don't know who who's sitting beside you. So, hurry up. Open your eyes. All you. So, hurry up. Open your eyes. All you. So, hurry up. Open your eyes. All right. right. right. Let me ask you a question. I'm 6'2" by Let me ask you a question. I'm 6'2" by Let me ask you a question. I'm 6'2" by 180 lb. 180 lb. 180 lb. Is your hand bigger than me? Is your hand bigger than me? Is your hand bigger than me? Let me ask you another question. Is your Let me ask you another question. Is your Let me ask you another question. Is your problem bigger than God? Cuz cuz here's what's happening. Your Cuz cuz here's what's happening. Your hand isn't bigger than me, but what hand isn't bigger than me, but what hand isn't bigger than me, but what happens? happens? happens? Your hand is so close Your hand is so close Your hand is so close that it still blocks you from seeing me that it still blocks you from seeing me that it still blocks you from seeing me even though I'm bigger.

even though I'm bigger. even though I'm bigger. This is what happens to all of us. When all we can see in the heat of the When all we can see in the heat of the moment, when we're under pressure, moment, when we're under pressure, moment, when we're under pressure, is the thing that we're afraid of or the is the thing that we're afraid of or the is the thing that we're afraid of or the thing that we want. And in those moments, what we see here And in those moments, what we see here is what Saul failed to do, that we have is what Saul failed to do, that we have is what Saul failed to do, that we have to zoom out and we have to remember, to zoom out and we have to remember, to zoom out and we have to remember, listen to me, that your circumstance is listen to me, that your circumstance is listen to me, that your circumstance is not bigger than your God. not bigger than your God. not bigger than your God. Your circumstance is not bigger than Your circumstance is not bigger than Your circumstance is not bigger than your God. Your problems are not bigger your God. Your problems are not bigger your God. Your problems are not bigger than God's promises. Your weaknesses are than God's promises. Your weaknesses are than God's promises. Your weaknesses are not bigger than God's power. And what not bigger than God's power. And what not bigger than God's power. And what happens is when we allow our happens is when we allow our happens is when we allow our circumstances, our desires, our fears to circumstances, our desires, our fears to circumstances, our desires, our fears to block our view of who God is, then we block our view of who God is, then we block our view of who God is, then we end up living like functional atheists. And our fear hijacks our faith and we And our fear hijacks our faith and we fail to see God for who he truly is and fail to see God for who he truly is and fail to see God for who he truly is and to trust him.