God sees each one of us. He meets us in our mess and gives us a voice. And he gently gives us direction or a challenge, because he has plans for us too, to bless us, restore us and give us hope.

Have you not, at times, felt a concrete sense of direction from the Lord – even a sense of personal promise – that slips through your fingers like water every time you try to grasp it? You hope, and pray, but nothing happens.

Things may not make sense now. Life may seem unfair and like hevel. Yet as we choose to look to Jesus and remember what he has done for our salvation, God assures us that “we will not grow weary or lose heart” (Hebrews 12:3).