What If We Already Have It All?
I’m no stranger to pain. I’ve been left for dead. I’ve faced rejection, ridicule, and betrayal. I’ve met people who chose to meet God by testing me. Yet through it all, I have learned to forgive. God has opened my eyes to see the root of these challenges—not that I am weak, but that I am feared.
Scripture reminds us that we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against powers in high places. These obstacles led me to one place: I don’t have it yet. What I want.
But what if God has already given me everything I need?
We’re here pondering this thought today because the end of the year is near. We just passed Thanksgiving—the prime time for self-reflection—and Christmas is the ripe season to evaluate your life and decide: Who’s getting cut off? What do you look forward to in the coming year? And the painful evaluation—what did you really do this year?
For me, I can confidently say: I did.
The very fact that I can stay confident enough to say, “I did” is because all year God has been working on me to be factual rather than lurk in my feelings. And the fact is: I wrote three books and prepared one for publication. I opened an online store. I kept up with my 9–5. I’ve been a Mom, a friend. I faced challenges head-on and completed many projects. I did the work.
But is it pleasing in God’s sight? We don’t know.
What we do know is that God’s Word urges us to focus on what is good, because those blessings are already ours. Yet our hearts—are they capable of accepting what’s not readily available? Can we accept joy, peace, and love—His love—even when we’re skating on thin ice and life feels like it’s falling apart? We don’t know. We just have to try, by trusting God Himself, who promised us peace—His peace—regardless of our soul’s willingness to receive.
Ultimately, it is a matter of renewing the mind. Instead of waiting for the perfect moment when wealth, recognition, or love appear—or whatever else you crave deeply in your soul—just change your Goddamn mind and believe you have it all today.
