The most terrifying detail about Noah's Ark isn't the size of the flood. It is the design of the boat. If you look closely at the blueprints God gave Noah in Genesis 6, He was extremely specific. He gave the exact length, width, and height. He specified the type of wood and the pitch to seal it. But God left out one crucial component: no steering wheel, no sail, and no engine.
Think about how scary that is. Noah built a massive vessel to survive a global storm, but he had zero control over it or where it went. He couldn't steer away from rocks, turn into the waves, or aim for dry land. He was completely at the mercy of the water. The Ark was designed for floating, not navigation. Noah's job was to be the passenger, not the captain. God was the Captain.
This is your life right now. You are trying to put a steering wheel on a situation that God wants you to simply float on and allow Him to lead and take control.
This blessed me. I hope it blesses you too. 🙏🏾
Focus on prayer. Bring everything to God: your fluctuating moods, anger, pride, doubts, thought patterns, self-esteem, emotional well-being, surroundings, connections, struggles with motivation, failure to take action, and tendency to be drawn to negative influences. Offer every part of yourself and every aspect of your life to God. Pray about it all. The power of prayer is beyond words.
People fear “monitoring spirits,” but Psalm 23 already settled it. God will bless you right in front of your enemies.
When His hand is on you, you’re not hidden, you’re protected and untouchable.
Isaiah 53:6 NIV
[6] We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
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I stepped outside and challenged myself to stare at the sun. Honestly, I couldn’t do it, it was too bright. I couldn’t even keep my eyes fully open. It was just too bright!
Then a thought hit my heart:
“If the sun is this bright, and it’s millions of miles away, how bright is the One who created it?”
At that point I just humbled myself immediately. Because clearly, if I can’t handle the sun, how do I want to handle God? No wonder the Bible says in 1 Timothy 6:16 that God dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. It makes perfect sense now!
And then you remember Moses, after just a partial encounter with God’s glory, his face shone so brightly for days. The Israelites were like, “Sir… please cover that thing.” 😭 He literally had to wear a veil because the brightness was too much for them.
So imagine the full glory of God… ah! No human being can stand that. Not even for one second.
That’s why it’s so deep that God chose to come in a way we could handle. He didn’t show up in full blazing glory; instead, He came in human form through Jesus, so we could actually look at Him, talk to Him, and relate with Him without fainting on the spot.
Jesus is the visible image of the invisible God, the version of God our eyes can handle without going blind.
Honestly… what a marvelous, wise, and loving God. 🙌
Introverts hate asking for help. For favours. For advise. Even when they're in pain. Even when they're suffering. They don't. Because it feels like burden. So, they bear it all alone. They bottle it all up. Act “fine” even when they’re not. They're fiercely independent, but sometimes they need help too.
But they just don't know how to ask. And that’s the part no one sees.
Never call an introvert if you can text. Seriously, don't. They need to mentally prepare to be "on". To defrost. To gather strength. A call is like a shockwave screaming "right now!!!". The thing is they don't do right now. Or later. Or tomorrow. Text first. Or just don't do it.