Followby Jeff Foerster
I’ve thought a lot about that question lately. I’ve seen many of you encounter obstacles, speed bumps, detours, and downright roadblocks in your paths lately. So, when I hear a question like “How’s it going?” it seems to me there are a couple of options.
First is the option to take that question at its face value and describe the circumstances and conditions of life, be they pleasant or unpleasant, like some kind of cathartic exercise. While identification of real experiences is important, it can be tempting to stop there. Instead, we have the option to describe the circumstances and conditions of life, be they pleasant or unpleasant, and answer the question underneath the question: “How am I doing in the midst of my circumstances?”
If asked on a regular basis, these two questions are useful in knowing one another and knowing oneself. They also, and maybe more importantly, provide good fodder for conversation with our Father.
Every day I have the option to look down (assessing my own circumstances), look around (comparing myself to others or an ideal I have concocted), or look up and take all that I have, all that I experience, and all that I hope for and bring it into the presence of our Holy God, my Savior and my Father, who loves me beyond words.
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:6-7
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
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