“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you don’t know.” Jeremiah 33:3 NIV
I have spent so many hours of my life worrying about what is to come. Will it all work out? Will I get hurt? Will I fail? Will I make it there safe? All these questions become tools for the evil one to make us feel like we have to grasp for control. But worry isn’t control. In Matthew 6:27, Jesus asks, “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?” The answer is no, worrying only ruins the moment we are living in. The enemy has used the unknown to taunt us and worry us since the beginning of time. So how do we combat these lies?
We may not know what lies ahead, but God does. In Jeremiah 33:3 the Lord says to Jeremiah, “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” Throughout the rest of the chapter, the Lord explains to Jeremiah all the beautiful things He has in store for him and the people of Israel. God reminds him that He is a God who fulfills His promises. Through prayer, Jeremiah’s hope, joy, strength, and faith were renewed in the Lord.
God is constantly watching over us as we sit in worry. Anxious about if everything is going to work out okay. Think about how badly God wants to share with you all that He is doing! He is waiting for us to look at Him so He can tell us all the great and unsearchable things He has planned for us. Things we don’t even know of! The unseen things, the beautiful things that He has in store. So how do we get from being anxious at every turn to seeing all the things God is preparing? Well, it tells us how in the verse. “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3. That’s right, prayer. Call on God and He will answer you just like He answered Jeremiah. In the valley, in the worry, in the waiting, we need to be praying. Not only for His help with the worry, but we need to be praying for His eyes.
Heavenly Father, let me see. Give me Your eyes so I can see all the beautiful things You are doing right now. Help me let go of control and hand my life back to you. I want to trust you and let go of my worries. You know the path ahead and I will find my comfort in You. May all those great and unsearchable things You have for me renew my strength, hope, and joy so I can keep walking the path You have set me on. Amen.
Written By: Jada Wells