When we get wrapped up in the details of a situation, to the point of overlooking the bigger issue, we might say we've.... "overlooked the forest for the trees." Each detail of our current situation brings its own beauty, pain, difficulty, or challenge. And the details demand our time and attention. But if we could step back from our current dilemma and view the larger picture, how might things look different? In a crisis, every moment is fraught with anxiety, urgent decisions, and uncertainty. It feels like everything is going wrong. But an overview of the situation might reveal the goodness of kind people coming to walk through the crisis with you, the generosity of strangers and friends who have provided unexpected blessings, and countless moments and words of comfort from those that love you.
We struggle to understand the difficulties of life and often pray for God to remove them. But what if the greatest gift of God in those times is not a change of circumstance, but a powerful experience of God himself
