Who Do You Say That I Am?

I sat in the car, such a heavy heart. While sitting in the drivers seat, occupying in name alone, I felt pretty helpless. Unfolding realities were reminding me of how little control any of us really have it seems, at times. Scrolling for an answer, yet finding none. Listening to a talking head, no peace to be gained there, closing the screen. I breathed deeply in and out, trying to calm the hammering in my chest.

Then I closed my eyes to pray. When you feel this adrift, what else is left, anyway? Prayer is indeed the lifeline. I normally feel that closing of eyes is not required. Sometimes, though, like right now, it feels very necessary. It remains the only fitting thing- to close my eyelids. To close my mind to the hunt for every other possible solution.

That’s often when you can actually finally find the one you need..

Instantly this time, I hear “ Who do you say that I am?”

Reverberating with truth, I know it as soon as I hear it. It is undeniably the voice of the Lord. The one friend who never tells lies. The one who my heart longs for.

“Who do you say that I am?”

With one simple sentence, a rush of clarity comes.

Who do I say, indeed. I begin to name some of His attributes out loud. The ones that I know from personal experience, and from a lifelong study. Lifelong school, at the very least.

You are Kind. You are Compassionate. You are True to Your Word. You see it all. You don’t lie. You are Faithful. You hold us in Your Hand. You hold the world in your hand. You set the stars in place and you know them by name. You are King.

I release a flood of gratitude as I say, and remember, Who is with me. This then replaces the flood of tension I had held. It’s not about the huge problems that I see and feel in that moment. Or any moment.

No matter how big the issues that I face or you face, there is a loving God who is bigger than all of it. Who offers to be with you, right where you are. Drivers seat, or sick bed, high on a mountaintop or in a deep valley of some kind of darkness. He can be there with you.

However, it’s not just who He is. But who do you allow Him to be, for you. Because He is a consummate gentleman. He doesn’t come as often by force as He does by invitation.

If you’re sitting in a valley of frustration, or idling in a place of overwhelm, or feeling helplessness with some circumstances, invite Him to be there with you. Remember Who He is, and seek to learn more. He has so many amazing attributes.

He IS the love, understanding, kindness, compassion, and great strength that you need.

Let him be for you what it is that you need.

Watch as how you feel about your circumstances changes, the edges soften, the sharpness dulls, when you remember the eternal Love that stands bedside you, is with you, and ultimately, conquers all. Watch problems shrink in comparison of a great, present God. Feel your heart swell and your troubles melt.

It is the ultimate exchange, this divine friendship. And it’s available for you.

The possibilities are endless, and every one of them, good.

So, friend, who do you say that He is?