What if nothing is wrong?
What if everything is exactly as God has allowed it to be? So often, it’s not reality that creates distress… it’s the mind. It invents danger, imagines worst-case scenarios, and pulls us into storms that don’t even exist.
It’s a lot like a news broadcast. No one tunes in to hear, “Everything is peaceful today.” Drama gets attention. Negativity gets ratings. And the mind, if left unchecked, acts the same way. Instead of acknowledging what’s steady and good, it floods us with fear and noise.
Part of my spiritual walk led me to the teachings of Eckhart Tolle in The Power of Now. He asks a simple question: What is actually happening right now?
If you’re reading this… reading is what’s happening. You’re not in danger. You’re in a body God designed, sitting or standing in a place where He is present. The now has no fear of the future and no resentment of the past. It simply is.
And that is where God meets us.
Not in yesterday’s failures.
Not in tomorrow’s imagined crisis.
Not in the mental detours our thoughts try to drag us into.
God is in the now.
Scripture affirms this truth:
“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” — Matthew 6:27
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You.” — Isaiah 26:3
“Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.” — Matthew 6:34
“Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.” — 1 Peter 5:7
The mind is powerful, but it is still only a tool. It reasons, analyzes, and tries to solve… even when the “problem” it’s wrestling with is one it created on its own.
So I pause.
I pray.
I breathe.
I root myself back in God’s presence and ask the real question:
Am I living in what is real… or in what my mind has imagined?
Because most of the time, nothing is wrong.
And God is already here.
Father, quiet the noise within me.
Help me recognize the difference between Your truth and my mind’s imagination.
When my thoughts drift into fear, pull me back into Your presence.
When my mind creates storms, remind me that You speak peace over the real moment I’m standing in.
Teach my heart to trust You with what is, not what I fear might be.
Thank You for being a God of the present… steady, faithful, and near.
Let my mind rest, and let my spirit rise in Your peace.
Amen.
