While renovating our old farmhouse, we discovered messages scribbled on wood. They had been hidden for decades and noted measurements and the year the farmhouse was built.
Covering the old with the new, I continued the tradition by writing dates and love notes throughout the house. One day, someone may remove my walls and find unexpected messages. God tends to do the same, and we discover His messages when we least expect it.
Under a new desk in an office, I recreated the rat’s nest of cables that make a computer operate. Tugging on handles to access the nether regions of the desk space, I gasped as a drawer crashed down, making fasteners fly. The metaphor, screw loose, was not lost on me, for I am somewhat broken with a few screws loose. Struggling with greater issues than blue wire over black, I considered Paul’s admonition.
Lately, I have been anxious about everything. And petitions? Where do I start? A longstanding issue has permeated my thoughts—whether I have spent my time well or foolishly wasted it—and produced either good fruit or shriveled dates. I cannot see past the length of my nose, but the Spirit intercedes for us when we don’t know how to pray. And right there, under a desk, an unexpected message whispered to me.
I needed to look through a different lens. We can set our mark on something we do not doubt and measure. But remember the adage, “Measure twice, cut once, measure again, cut it right this time.” At times, my journal exposes truths only by the grace of God. That is the yardstick I should compare all else to.
Peace, answers, and direction often come from a place where I sought God the least but heard Him the most.
Where is your under the desk? I pray you find it.
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John Adams is a construction estimator and self-admitted math-lete by trade, yet when his Clark Kent emerges from the phone booth, he is part musician, author, wanderer, ponderer, praise warrior, and Jesus freak. He lives south of San Antonio, Texas, with his bride and daughter, who together, make the world a better place.