2008 God Remembers You

God is your remedy. He knows how to solve your problem. He knows precisely when your problem will end. He has a plan, his plan is good, and he will perfectly fulfill that good plan. My sister, God has not forgotten about you. He hasn’t overlooked you. He hasn’t dismissed you. He hasn’t turned a deaf ear or a blind eye toward you. You are seen. You are heard. You are loved. You are remembered. Genesis 8:1, “But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat.” God remembered Noah. God even remembered the animals. They had been in the ark while it rained nonstop. They had been floating while absolutely everything else was wiped out in the flood. Imagine being on the boat you’ve been building for 120 years and watching every living creature outside of that boat not survive. Wouldn’t you be glad you were crazy enough to build the boat?!!! Imagine watching the trees be covered with water, the hills be covered with water, and eventually every single mountain peek on earth being covered with water. That’s where Noah was. For 150 days, exactly 5 months, Noah had been on that floating boat with his family and all those animals. It must have been a long 150 days. It must have felt like forever. He must have asked if they would ever make it out. Would this flood ever come to an end. And exactly at that point is when we’re told BUT GOD REMEMBERED NOAH. God had not forgotten about him. He hadn’t left him floating in a problem without a rescue plan. There was always a plan. Right now, you may feel like you’re floating in a problem without a rescue plan. Oh, but God has a plan. That plan is good, and that good plan will be perfectly fulfilled. This will not continue forever. An end to your problem is already in the works. After 150 days of floating with no land in sight, the ark came to rest on the mountain of Ararat (ehh-rr-at). The Bible is actually very specific about it’s location, and let me tell you what has recently happened. The ark is believed to have been found – and guess where. On top of the mountain of Ararat (ehh-rr-at)! It is a dormant volcano, sitting at 17,000 feet tall, making it still the highest point in Turkey. There are new findings released just this year that scientists believe to have found petrified wood in the shape of a boat, measuring exactly 450 feet long and 75 feet wide, on the top of Mount Ararat. Nothing grows at this elevation. Those peaks are covered in snow. And yet, here is this wood and the remains of tar. How absolutely amazing is that? For Noah, the rain stopped after 40 days, but the floating didn’t stop for 5 months. Now, after 5 long months, they sat lodged on top of the tallest peak in Turkey, still surrounded by water – and they waited. Waiting isn’t easy, but sometimes God has us wait. Why? Because he’s doing something. There’s a purpose in the wait. Sometimes he’s doing something to prepare the path for you, and sometimes he’s doing something to prepare you for the path. But he’s always doing something in the wait. My friend, you can trust the wait. Psalm 27:14, “Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.” David wrote that in one of the hardest seasons of his life. He was hiding from King Saul who had turned on him and was hunting him down to kill him. David was on the run, hiding in caves, and living in the wilderness. He was without a home, without shelter, without help. And he is somehow writing, “Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.” Notice how his writing is repeated. He’s telling himself. Wait patiently, David. You have to be brave here. You have to be courageous. YES, wait patiently for the Lord. He was saying this because every ounce of him wanted to give up. Every emotion within him wanted to freak out. Anxiety wanted to overtake his mind. Panic wanted to set in. Hopelessness was knocking at his door. So he wrote his prayers and he trained his mind in the waiting. And God would provide for David while he ended the threat of his enemy, but it wouldn’t happen quickly. The wait was about 13 years for David. And David came out of that wait as a man primed to be used by God. You’re waiting, but you’re not forgotten by God. You’re being primed, prepared, shaped, molded, strengthened into the fullness of who God knows you can be. Just like David, you need to remind yourself to wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, girl, wait patiently for the Lord. And just like Noah, you need to not break down the doors of your boat and try to run out too soon. Noah is in the boat, surrounded by a pair of every species of animal, now stuck on top of a mountain. It’s been 5 months, and still he waits. He’s waiting for the waters to recede. He’s waiting for the earth to come back to life. He’s waiting for God to tell him it’s go time. After ONE YEAR on the boat, 5 months floating, then 7 more months stuck, God says in Genesis 8:15, “Leave the boat, all of you.” The problem had ended and life had begun again. And all this time, God was in complete control. He had a plan, the plan was good, and that good plan would be fulfilled perfectly. God knew exactly how to bring an end to this big problem. Remember, the flood was not the problem – the problem was Satan and his demons had infected the entire population of humans and the result was a total and complete evil on the earth. Noah was the only one who was different. God brought the flood to start over with just Noah and his family. But, the solution took time. 120 years of building the boat, then 1 full year on the boat. And now, finally, a new life starting over in God’s blessing and provision. God knows exactly what he is doing. He can be trusted. His eye has never left you and his powerful hand is moving on behalf of you. He sees the problem and he has a planned solution for the problem. You may be floating in a problem right now, but there’s a rescue plan in place for you. Wait patiently Heather. Wait patiently Vicki. Wait patiently Krista. Wait patiently Samantha. Wait patiently Maria. Wait patiently Kerry. And YOU, yes you, you’re being called by name here. Wait patiently, daughter of God. Be brave and courageous. Don’t you give up here. Don’t you let the darkness overwhelm you. God remembers you and he has a good plan. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord. His rescue plan is in motion and right on time. You won’t float in this problem forever. God remembers you. Follow Pamela on Instagram – https://instagram.com/headmamapamela Or Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/pamela.crim Find out more about BIG Life – http://biglifehq.com