Stressed OutSample

“Oh no! What shall we do?” That is the definition of what’s going on in our hearts when we’re in a stressful situation. And Elisha and his servant found themselves in one too. The King of Aram was after Elisha because God kept telling Elisha the Arameans’ plans of attack. Elisha would communicate those plans to the King of Israel and, therefore, spoil the King of Aram’s intentions. So the King of Aram found out where Elisha was and surrounded the city with horses, chariots, and “a strong force” (2 Kings 6:14). Elisha was in trouble. Or so it seemed. God gave Elisha eyes to see what was really going on, and Elisha asked God to open his servant’s eyes too. And God did. This is what the servant saw: “Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha” (2 Kings 6:17). The servant couldn’t see it, but God’s forces were there too—horses and chariots of fire.

We don’t know what this looks like today, but we do know that there is more going on in our world than just what we see. When you’re stressed out, ask God to give you eyes to see. His power and presence weren’t limited to Old Testament times. The battle you’re fighting or up against may be bigger than you are. But it’s never, absolutely never, bigger than Him.