Today’s devotional is written by Sarah Beth Cody, daughter of Gerald and Britt Cody of Clarkesville.
There was only a pane of glass between us and the streets of Midtown, Atlanta; but there seemed to be a thousand miles between where we were and where we wanted to be.
I sat there with my sweet friend Katie, unloading pent up thoughts and frustrations and questions I have been asking God for weeks now. And finally, upon reaching the end, I concluded, “…we’ll see.”
We’ll see.
She didn’t flinch. “When do we reach that point in our lives when every.single.sentence stops ending with ‘we’ll see?’ When do we get to stop wondering and just know?”
The more I thought about it, the more I realized that tiny phrase had taken a huge reign over my vocabulary.
“I feel like my 20’s have been one long we’ll see. We’ll see if I get the internship. We’ll see if they actually offer me a job. We’ll see if this date ends up not making me want to crawl under the table.”
But just as Jesus always does, He showed up in our conversation and brought us to a couple of revelations. Because, we’ll never reach that golden age when we know what’s next and have all of the answers.
“We’ll see…the competition for that job seems tough.”
“We’re trying to get pregnant but it just hasn’t happened yet …we’ll see.”
“We really want community. We’re starting to meet some people, hoping to grab dinner with that couple sometime soon…we’ll see.”
If we do think we’ve reached that place, I would venture to say we are living too comfortably.
I love the way The Message so beautifully articulates The Lord’s assurance that He is and will be right there in the trenches with us in all things.
“…I’ve redeemed you. I’ve called your name. You’re mine. When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you. When you’re in rough waters, you will not go down. When you’re between a rock and a hard place, it won’t be a dead end—Because I am God, your personal God, The Holy of Israel, your Savior…I’d sell off the whole world to get you back, trade the creation just for you. So don’t be afraid: I’m with you.”
Isaiah 43: 1-5
He’s telling us, “So don’t wait around to ‘see’ what might happen. I’m with you right here, right now. That’s all that matters.”
And when you feel like you’ve been waiting forever; when you are so sure God has forgotten about you; when you think He has left you hanging in the balance for life:
“Once I was young, and now I am old. Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned or their children begging for bread.”
Psalm 37:25
Rest in knowing. Drink it like you do your morning coffee—quickly and with anticipation. Because we’ll see He sees.
