Have You Seen My...

What a question! It is one that I hear daily in my home. "Have you seen my cup?" "Have you seen my bear?" "Have you seen that book that has the little chick in it?" Somehow as mothers and wives we become the keepers and 'looker-afters' of everything. It is a full time job.

Well, let me be honest. My husband would chime in and say, "Sara Jane, you ask me where your keys are at least once a day." Yes, I find myself looking for all kinds of things during the day that I misplaced. Ever read that Shel Silverstein poem about a boy looking for his head and he ends up sitting on it to think about where he might have left it?? Boy can I relate to that feeling!

We all spend at least a little bit of time during our week looking for something. I am one of those people that can't rest until I find the lost item. I can't seem to relax until the mystery is solved. Many times I just find myself running around in circles checking and rechecking each spot until I am dizzy, tired and honestly quite irritable.

I was thinking about this feeling yesterday and I came across a scripture that struck me, "But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me." Micah 7:7. You may be saying, "What does that have to do with losing things?" Well, the feeling I have in crisis or struggle is often time the same feeling I have when I can't find something that is lost. You see, I am very good at working to figure things out on my own. I will run around in circles saying to myself, "What am I going to do about this?" Martha, Martha, Martha. This thinking of mine puts me in a position where my eyes are focused downward. God impressed on my heart that I can't watch for Him to move or even recognize when He has if I have my eyes focused on the circumstances. We are to "watch in hope for the Lord" and "wait for God [our] Savior." When we pray about our situation and even go so far as to stop dwelling on it and start dwelling with the One who is able, what a testimony we will have of His faithfulness. Not to mention the peace we receive by trusting God to handle things!

My kids never really get involved in the search for missing items. Most of the time they just watch and wait with anticipation because they believe that I am capable. They simply trust that I will find their lost toy, cup, etc. just like I promised I would. I just wonder if my actions suggest to onlookers that I believe that my God is capable to handle every thing that I face. Do I simply watch Him and wait with anticipation and believe in His promises to me? Perhaps as I make this a habit I will forfeit the dizzy, tired and irritable feelings?!

"Have you seen my...God move mountains?" He can.