Everything EverywhereSample

Have you ever, on a sleepless night, opened up your window and gazed at the stars? After squinting at their twinkling multitudes, it's easy to be filled with wonder, yet strangely out of touch. How can such beautiful, humongous, fiery forms appear so tiny from our view of Earth? With the naked eye, we can only see a very small fraction, about 0.0000045%, of the stars in our galaxy. Moreover, the light we do see, due to its incredible speed, is actually from the past!

The other evening, I found myself sitting under the stars, worrying about the future. High school is not easy. Homework, friend groups, social media, the "big game," exams, college applications...these stressors seem to lurk at every corner. In the moonlight, I decided to pray and give my cares to God, just as the author of 1 Peter advises. That night, God sent me two shooting stars. The first reminded me of His care, and the second delivered a comforting message: the same God who holds the stars in place also holds our future in His hands. Though we may only be able to see a fraction of His grand plans, merely a preview of the light ahead, we can find peace by confiding in Him.

This week, whenever you feel stressed about the future, spend some time in prayer, entrusting your cares to the God who genuinely cares about you.