My God is so BIG, so STRONG and so MIGHTY, there's NOTHING My God cannot DO!
I remember teaching it to young students and watching the power and conviction with which they would say those words! I told them to imagine the biggest, best super hero they had ever heard of and multiply it by 100! And that was My God! The wonder in their eyes! The excitement when they stretched their arms so high to demonstrate his BIGness. The way they strained to squeeze their fists together at their bellies for His Strength. And the looks on their faces when they showed their muscles, you could tell they were imagining the Might of a BIG God! But when they wiped their hands in opposite directions and declared "There's NOTHING My God cannot do!" – it got me every time!
I'd like to say I remember that whenever the devil tries to tempt me to believe my problems are greater than My God's ability. But the truth is, sometimes I forget. Sometimes I get caught up in the whirlwind of doubt and disbelief and all I can see is the bottom of the funnel.
I'm so thankful that He reaches down and pulls me out just in time! Because He IS big! He IS strong! And He IS mighty!
In October of last year when I suddenly lost my job, I found myself caught in that funnel. But GOD, being My God, and the best Super Hero of all time, gave me a passion to create. Handed me all the materials and tools and means by which to make some wonderful things. And He gave me skills. He gave me opportunities years ago with my grandfather, Chester Purvis and a dear family friend, Steve Hall. He gave me wonderful Saturday mornings with my dad watching This Old House and The Woodwright Shop instead of Bugs Bunny and Tom & Jerry. He instilled in me a love for doing something worthwhile by hand. A passion for old things. So I started Liz Hill & Co. and opened my Etsy shop and Facebook page and began sharing my creations with the world.
I struggled since last year at this time, knowing that God was preparing me to start my own blog. I didn't know what it would be. At the time, Liz Hill & Co. wasn't even a thing. I had no idea what I would write about and to be honest, I'm not that great at following through and keeping up with my own projects. But in February of this year, God led me to the right articles and the right resources to begin writing at least a couple of times a week about the work I was doing and the things He was teaching me. And so the blog began.
Today marks a milestone for Liz Hill & Co. blog. We reached our 1,000th view! To be only a little more than a month old, I am ecstatic with that report!! That's the kind of stuff a BIG God does! You have shared and read my posts and told me how much you enjoy them. And I have you to thank!
So today, to honor your part in this achievement, I am going to have a give away!
First, using the social sharing buttons below, share this article with your friends on Facebook, twitter, Pinterest, etc.
Second, use your post to tell us your favorite Liz Hill & Co. item OR blog post.
Then, check back here on Sunday, March 22nd at 3pm ET to find out who will be the lucky winner! Who knows, we may even give you your favorite item!!
The clock starts now!
Liz
***UPDATE: Uh oh! We had a little confusion with our social media tracker and can't tell who shared the post! My apologies! If you entered (or want to sneak in - because let's face it, if you didn't and wish you had, you know you'll do it anyway) please leave a comment below so we can actually fulfill this give away! Michelle Chapman Brice, I know you're in the running!
By the way, at the moment of this post we're over 1,200!! Way to go!!
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