One day I saw a vent cover from the roof lying in my yard.  Thinking it would be a two minute fix, I decided to put it back on myself.  This involved lugging a 6′ ladder out back, climbing it, and carefully crawling Spiderman-style on the first level of my roof.  The second level was trickier.  To get on that level, I had to take a running start like a gymnast flying towards the pommel horse.  (Some advice:Stay away from visualizing this one.) The third level was a steep incline where I literally slid down to get to my destination.  Ironically, when I reached the vent I realized IT DIDN’T NEED A COVER!  After all that climbing, I discovered that some vents were covered but others were not.   Looking around, I could tell that this one belonged to my neighbor.  Things got clearer when I went a little higher.

Likewise, when life gets messy, it helps to go a little higher.  Instead of thinking about our problems, we can focus on God.  “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” (Colossians 3:2) Sometimes the problems that come at us don’t seem to have a solution.  But God is an expert in difficult situations!  When the disciples thought they encountered the impossible, “Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but not with God.  For all things are possible with God.'” (Matthew 19:26) He promises to take care of our needs.  “And my God will supply all of your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”  (Philippians 4:19)  He meets ALL of our needs-completely, fully, entirely, absolutely.  Problems?  Challenges?  Stress? Give it all to God.  For when we go a little higher, we realize He can handle anything and everything.  “This is an easy thing in the eyes of the Lord.” (2 Kings 3:18)