What if…
What happens when…?
Will I be okay…?
I couldn’t ignore the fact that this particular family member was especially worried. I couldn’t blame them. I’ve certainly been there before…
Will it be okay?
Will I make it?
How is it all going to work out?
Friend, maybe you’re there today. Maybe there are things that look impossible, improbable, or intentionally set against you. We all have moments when it seems we’re bumping up against an immovable mountain. I get it. I understand the feelings. I know the quagmire. In many ways, I can relate to the fear.
At the same time, I know what God says: Do not fear.
Some may say this is a command of God, and while that is true, I also believe it reveals the heart of God—that we would trust Him. That we would believe His heart toward us is good and His intentions toward us are kind. Even more, that when it comes to His work in our lives, He is able.
It’s easy to say in theory, “Don’t worry. Trust God. Just do it.”
But what does that look like in actuality? In reality? When the rubber meets the road?
I asked God about this the other morning as I sat outside and stared into the wide-open sky. There, I thought about how if you look for an animal in the clouds, you’ll find one.
What you search for, you will find.
What you look for, you will see.
If I’m looking for an animal shape in the clouds, I’ll see one.
If I’m looking for things to worry about, I’ll find them.
If I’m looking for the worst-case scenario, I’ll see it.
“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” (Proverbs 23:7 NKJV)
What if, instead of looking for gloomy things, we looked for sunny things? Namely, the Son.
What is God doing?
What is God saying?
How is God moving?
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8)
God is doing good things. There is a sun somewhere in that gloomy sky. Even if it’s hidden behind the clouds, it’s still there.
Find it.
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