In 1956 a movie titled “Bigger Than Life” starring James Mason was featured. The film, in general, was about a Family man named Ed Avery, an schoolteacher who was diagnosed with a fatal illness. Avery was told he had a few months to live, that he was coming to the capacity of his life. Hearing this Avery turned to his doctors for help. Where he then agreed to an experimental drug called cortisone (is a type of medication that treats a wide variety of conditions, mainly by suppressing inflammation)

“His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence” 2 Peter 1:3

While the drug does help him to make a recovery he trades one sickness for another where he is now a dependent of the drug, abusing the cortisone. In 1956 this was a taboo subject to talk about. How could a family man with so much promise give his life over to such a dominant element?

It’s so funny how when life tries to take us out to the court that we have two directions we can go in: Turn to God and be a overcomer or Let our situation take us out by fighting without God.

As I look over my life now at this moment, I realize that my drug of choice is the spirit of complaining. The word “complainer” means “one who is discontented with his lot in life.” I’ve grown dependent on this. I was fighting my problems on my own. My husband brought it to my attention.

Rather than seeing that God is bigger than my situation. That God is working on my behalf. I have gotten so catch up on what I thought was not working. I’ve let my situation become a suffocation succumbing to complaining.

Like Avery, it was his family and friends that brought to his attention about his need for his drug. For me, it was my Husband who gave me light on how I’ve been looking at all the things I felt weren’t working for me.  He helps me to see the bigger picture that I’ve been failing to look at. While putting energy into complaining, I was missing out on what God had been doing for me.

Sometimes life can do that to the best of us. We can get stuck in our minds that we fail to live the life we prayed God would give us. The word of God says that we will go through trials and tribulations. But that  “And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” 1 Peter 5:10

Getting on my knees, choosing the direction of  giving everything over to God. Is what I chose to do to become the overcomer that has been vested in me.   I know that I am who I am because of God. Everything that I have gone through or am going to go through is not bigger than the God I serve. These things are just temporary.

I’m not saying that I won’t ever complain but I will choose to know that God is bigger than any drug issue, an complaining spirit, lonely nights or who was elected president of the United States. Once we set the limit for our capacity or allow others to pigeon hold us to a capacity they feel is best for our lives we also forget that nothing is impossible with God.

The God I serve is Bigger than life because he is life itself. How awesome to know that enteral life is not just a dream but a reality to those that serve the all mighty. To only have to believe, trust and have faith.