“now, Lord, what do i look for?  my hope  is in You.”  psalm 39:7

“look for the Lord and for His strength; seek His face always.”  psalm 105:4

it’s the  most bizarre thing.  every day for the past week, this huge bumble bee is waiting for me outside.  i can’t sit down for one second before it’s right in front of me.  even if it flies away momentarily, the minute i close my eyes and relax, THERE IT IS, two inches from my face.  i can almost hear it shout, “look at me!  look at me!”

this morning i finally got it.  i heard God’s voice speak over me, over my marriage, over my home, over my situations, over my community, over the chaos in the world, over the unknown.

look.  at.  Me.

i.  am.  here.

i.  am.  ALWAYS.  here.

i.  am.  working.

i.  can.  do.  the.  impossible.

did you catch that?  the impossible.  just like the bumblebee.  we’ve all heard the story about how the bumblebee really shouldn’t be able to fly.  its weight, its wings, the physics of it all.  but it does.  it does the impossible.  because God created it that way.

because God is the God of the impossible.

so in the middle of our inner stirrings, in the middle of our marriages, in the middle of our homes, situations, communities, world chaos, and especially the unknown, hear the voice of the Lord as He says to you, “LOOK. AT. ME.”

God has something to say to those who will hear.  to those who will look away from the distractions, the temptations, the fear, and all the other voices.  to those who will look  to Him.

God has something to say.

so get quiet.  get in the Word.  pray.  listen.  focus.

look at Him.

with your whole heart.  your whole being.

from the inside out.