How Big is Your God?
How Big is Your God?
May 2026
You will make known to me the way of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever. PS. 16:11
It has been five months since I put out an Abiding Truth Ministry newsletter. A state of shock, numbness, decisions, busyness, and change are to blame. In December, my husband, Tracy, had a major heart attack and an emergency five-way bypass while in Kansas at his father’s funeral. Since then, we have lived with a son in GA, sold our house, put everything in storage, moved in with son in Ohio, and my husband started cardio-therapy and counseling.
We were blind-sided. Tracy had no previous indications of heart troubles: no high blood pressure, no tiredness or fatigue, no problem breathing. He had been dancing and chasing grandsons the night before. After the visitation for his dad, we went to bed. He started complaining of his jaw hurting and then his teeth. It wouldn’t let up, so he googled to see what could be causing this. He woke me up immediately to let me know that he thought he was having a heart attack. I rushed him to the hospital in McPherson, KS.
They stabilized him there and transported him to the Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita that Friday night. Saturday morning they started a catheterization test and rushed him into emergency bypass surgery.
God has been so good to us in the midst. Our family was nearby for the funeral and stepped up to make sure Tracy and I had everything we needed. The boys made sure one of them were with us for the first six weeks. Friends came to pray with us and encourage us.
Tracy was released after six days and we thought the worse was behind us. Who knew that 45% of heart attack patients experience PTSD two to four months afterwards?
Blind-sided again. He is unable to go back to work at this time and is on long-term disability. But God continues to provide for us and lead us in His ways. I have walked in a bubble of contentment and joy throughout the entire episode. This is not a pat on the shoulder for me, it is a praise to a God who can carry us through anything with joy because He is walking with us. In His presence is joy. Sure, I’ve cried, and wondered what next would look like. But mostly, God reminds me not to, “…worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will take care of itself. Today has enough worries of its own” (Matt. 6:34).
Our pastor mentioned in a sermon that the human eye and brain can only see and comprehend .0035 of the light spectrum. WHAT??? Really? That leaves the majority of truth and reality beyond our comprehension. God contains it all!
God is light. He sees it all. My God grew even bigger when I heard this. Could angels be right beside me when I can’t discern them? Yes! Could a sci-fi spacecraft be cloaked and unseen? It could happen!
Your God is big enough to carry you through your times of trials and difficulties with peace and contentment. He is there waiting for you to rest in Him.
The human eye can only see .0035 of the light spectrum. God exists and works within 100% of it. He is big enough to handle our troubles.
As you plan for next year, Practical Proverbs for the Younger and Older Student have lessons about contentment and our responses to hard things that happen. They provide excellent opportunities for discussions on tough subjects with some fun thrown in!