Zoom out

There's a challenge where we look at a really zoomed-in picture of something and try to guess what it is. At first, the picture is of pointless blobs of colour and confusing shapes; then we zoom out and realise it's a dog or a ferris wheel. When we want to follow Jesus and change the world, it may feel a bit like that. We're trying our hardest to live for God and show others his love, but it feels like it's not going anywhere. We read our Bible and tell people about Jesus but it's all still feels like blobs of colour and indistinguishable shapes.

If we look at what we do on its own then, just like the zoomed-in picture, it probably doesn't look clear. God's vision is that zoomed-out realisation. On our own, we may feel like the dog's nostril or the electric lights on the ferris wheel, but when we zoom out we realise that our random, 'insignificant' bits fit into God's big picture. This gives us purpose. Our human efforts and dreams become powerful when added into the mix of God's plan.

If our efforts have a focus on God, they are never wasted. If we pray that our plans fit more and more into God's purposes, then we'll see something glorious.



So what now? If you're feeling a bit frustrated about where you fit, tell God. Be honest about your feelings, and ask him for his 'zoomed out' view. Thank him that you are part of his wonderful plan for the world.





— SCRIPTURE —

'I will instruct you...in the way you should go.' Psalms 32:8 NKJV
— SOULFOOD —

Jonah 1-4, Luke 9:28-36, Ps 141, Pro 4:18-19