Getting ready for our big United Kingdom adventure, I bought myself a sturdy suitcase — one that could survive the bumps, bruises, and \u201cflying lessons\u201d of baggage claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Feeling quite accomplished, I packed it full — and then decided to do the responsible thing — register it. Easy enough, right? Well — not quite!.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The form asked for a number \u201cinside the suitcase.\u201d OH NO!
My neatly packed suitcase? Emptied. Clothes everywhere. Oh me. So I did what any slightly frustrated traveler would do — I sent an online message. No response. Then I emailed the company the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then — the answer came. \u201cRub the label against the label behind it. The number is hidden behind it.\u201d Wait — what? Two labels? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I tried it — and there it was. The number had been there all along. I just didn\u2019t know how to see it. And isn\u2019t that just like us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We search. We strive. We sigh. \u201cAll I need is an answer, Lord!\u201d And He gently speaks: \u201cSeek — and you will find. Knock — and the door will be opened.\u201d (Matthew 7:7)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes the answer isn\u2019t missing — it\u2019s just hidden beneath the surface, waiting for us to pause, ask, and look again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How wonderful to know that God isn\u2019t playing hide-and-seek with our lives. He\u2019s inviting us closer. “Come to me — all who are worry and burdened — and I will give you rest!” (Matthew 11:28)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So when you (and me) feel like we\u2019ve come up empty — let’s press on — never give up! Lean in. Ask again. Trust Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because more often than not, like that tag I couldn’t find — the answer was there all along!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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