Look Up!

^{Psalm 46:8-10 (The Message)}
"Attention, all! See the marvels of God! He plants flowers and trees all over the earth, Bans war from pole to pole, breaks all the weapons across his knee. "Step out of the traffic! Take a long, loving look at me, your High God, above politics, above everything."


Recently, the familiar passage, "Be still and know that I am God," (Psalm 46:10 NIV) has been repeating in my mind. 


This passage in the book of Psalms reminds me of a time years ago when Greg and I were stressed about our wedding day. The day before the wedding it seemed like chaos took over, from my rehearsal dress tearing to petty family feuds. The well planned details seemed to unravel one at a time and both Greg and I were in tears before the rehearsal began. This was supposed to be the happiest time of our lives, but instead we were feeling miserable.


I will never forget, our brother-in-law took us aside and asked us to look up. As we literally looked up at the ceiling, we wondered why he asked us to do this. He told us to, "Look up at God." Then he said, "Now, look at each other." As we stared into each other's eyes, we were reminded that God was the most important and that this time was about Him and about our commitment to spend the rest of our lives together. We hugged and cried. And the peace of God rested on us both.


As I look back on that day, those problems now seem small, but at the time they were overwhelming. Over the years we have experienced bigger problems and crazier chaos, but the Lord has never let us down. Of course God has not changed, but our perspective of him certainly has. He is able to take on any challenge and make the impossible possible.


Jesus said that in this world we will have trouble, but that He has overcome the world! (John 16:33 NIV) We have nothing to fear! Jesus conquered the chaos and invites us to celebrate the victory he had on our behalf! No matter what size obstacle lays in our path or chaos surrounds us, let's look up and see Him.