Take Another Look

Scripture:
"See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland."
                                                         Isaiah 43:19 (NIV)                            

Devotional:

A couple of days ago, I was at a conference and rooming with one of my friends. The night before, we had stayed up late in praise, sharing the goodness of the Lord. It was a sweet time of reflection, and it felt like God was already preparing our hearts for what was to come.

After the conference ended and we returned to the room, my friend realized she didn’t have her wallet. We began praying, retracing our steps, calling others, and searching the room. I went back myself to the conference room but didn’t see anything—only a bag of trash. By now, she was ready to call the card company and cancel everything. But then she said the words that changed everything: “I’m going to take another look.”

She went back to the conference area, glanced at the trash, and almost walked away. But something nudged her to look again ti go through the trash. There it was—her wallet tucked between two plates! She called me shouting and doing her Hallelujah dance—and of course, I did too! 

God had turned a stressful moment into a testimony. It felt like His way of saying: Take another look—I can do exceedingly more than you can think or ask...and he did! 

The truth is, how often do we stop believing right before the answer shows up? My friend’s wallet wasn’t gone—it was just hidden. God was reminding us that what seems lost may only be waiting for us to look again with faith. Sometimes the opportunity, the healing, or the breakthrough is right there, but we need to trust God enough to take another look.

Reflection Questions:

• Where in my life have I stopped looking because I assumed the answer or blessing wasn’t there?
• How can I shift my perspective this week to “take another look” with faith instead of frustration?
• What new thing might God be trying to show me right now if I slowed down and trusted His timing?

Prayer:
Father, thank You for reminding me that You are always at work, even in places I might overlook. Help me not to rush past what You are doing, but to pause, listen, and take another look. Open my eyes to see Your hand in every situation. Teach me to trust Your timing and to celebrate every confirmation of Your faithfulness. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

This Week’s Women of Worth Challenge:
This week, whenever you feel tempted to give up on a situation, relationship, or prayer, pause and ask God: “Do You want me to take another look?” Then act in faith—revisit that conversation, re-open that opportunity, or re-examine your heart. Your breakthrough may be waiting right where you thought it was lost.