Putting God into a Box

Why do we insist on putting God into a box and telling him what we think he is capable of doing. Due to the events that have transpired within the last year there are a lot of us that are living in a new reality. The economy is still in terrible shape and we are all dealing with the consequences of that. All of us are having to cut back in ways that maybe we haven't had to before. In fact, these cutbacks are not at all comfortable to any of us because maybe we are not used to having to do it. It is funny because a lot of our parents and grandparents had to watch everything that came in and went out and in some instances, they were in pretty bad financial shape. Look how far we have come in recent years. Some of us are not used to the fact that our hours are being cut, our salaries are being slashed, and we are having to take some of the luxuries that we have been able to afford in the past and put them aside for now. We are not used to dealing without. I really think this is a tragedy. I think sometimes we are afraid of being quiet. We are afraid that we might actually hear the voice of God. God is speaking but we can't hear him. There are too many distractions and other things that keep us busy. Even our kids can't hear us through all of the noise. This is really a terrible thing. I am also astonished at how we dictate to God telling him what we think that he is capable of doing. Do we really know what he is capable of? If we were really aware of what God can do would we be able to handle it? I think now is the time to wake up and really trust that God has his best interest at heart for our lives. We can't predict the future or if we will even be here tomorrow. God never promised us tomorrow in fact he never promised us the next minute. We are breathing because God wants us to. We exist because God wants us to. We need to be able to trust His love for us and that he will help us no matter what. We need to focus all of our effort on God and what he has in store for our lives. He will provide all we have to do is ask. So turn off that TV, video game, and phone and concentrate on the one who gave his life for you. That is true love and true freedom. We just need to trust in Him.