The Rain that Soothes

☀️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗻 ...

This morning began with sunshine and

warmth — the kind that wraps around you

like a favorite blanket. But now… it’s raining.

A soft, beautiful rain. The kind that doesn’t

steal the light, but somehow deepens it.

I’m loving the gentle rhythm of it — the way it soothes rather than disrupts. ☔️

“𝘿𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮.”

Those are the words Jesus spoke in

Luke 12:22–34 — a passage I read this

morning as the rain fell.

I’ll be honest… that command is sometimes

easier said than done.

But if I’ve learned anything in my 66 years

of life, it’s this:

When my eyes, heart, and mind are fully

fixed on Him —

the worry begins to fade.

It doesn’t always leave instantly.

But it loses its grip.

The more I trust His care, the less I try

to control.

𝘚𝘰, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦

𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘰𝘥'𝘴 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 ?

I think, for me, it starts with awareness —

noticing the subtle ways I let other things

creep into first place. Whether it’s worry, performance, productivity, or even good

things like helping others or managing a

home… if my heart isn’t first bowed before

Him, I begin to drift.

So, what needs to change?

➤ Less striving… more surrender.

➤ Less checking off boxes… more abiding.

➤ Less of me needing answers… more of me trusting His presence is enough.

To seek His Kingdom first, I have to be

willing to release control. To trade anxiety

for attentiveness. To wake up and ask,

“𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥?"

—not just, “𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦?”

It means letting the reign of Christ — not

just the name of Christ — shape every part

of my day.

Even my thoughts.

Even the things no one else sees.

And maybe… especially those things.

Someday, when I reach Heaven, I can’t wait

to meet my Lord face-to-face. To hear His

voice — not just in scripture, but in person.

I hope I’ll get to sit with His disciples too.

I’d love to listen to their stories firsthand.

I’d thank them for writing them down so we

could be changed by them all these

generations later.

Each of them reflects something I can

relate to…

But I especially want to meet Luke.

There’s something about his gospel —

the way he tells it.

He just seems like a really cool dude.

#SeekFirstTheKingdom

#LightInTheDistance

#RootedInGrace

What helps you shift your focus back to

seeking His Kingdom first — especially when

worry creeps in?