Misaligned and Uncertain

I have taken the soap dispenser out of the laundry machine a thousand times. It's routine: take it out, remove the excess water, plug it back in, and continue the loads of laundry. Ninety-five percent of the time, when I put it back in, it glides right into place. It takes zero working cell memories. This morning, however, was one of those days when I just couldn’t align it correctly. Y'all, I must have tried to insert it more than ten times. I could feel my frustration rising on the horizon. So, I breathed and said, "Lord, could you please help me?" I took a deep breath, and the dispenser... still wasn't aligned, lol. It took me about five more tries. Now, I know the Lord helped me. I was calmer. I was no longer on the verge of yelling at my laundry machine at 6:30 a.m.

I couldn’t help but notice how that unaligned soap dispenser felt so much like my actual life at this moment. The Lord is speaking to my heart to walk in my calling—something I HAVE done before. It should feel automatic, as if I should be able to answer His call with zero working cell memory. Yet lately, what the Lord is gently tugging at my heart to do (and I know deep in my soul that I want to do) feels like I’m just trying to fit this piece of plastic into a slot, and it won’t go in! My logic is so deeply in the way of the calling the Lord has for my life. My fears are resisting the calling.

Have you been here before? So certain of what the Lord is calling you to do. Yet when you look through your natural eyes, it seems daunting?

You know the fears.

But Lord—how am I to walk from point A to point B? Don’t you see this ocean in between?

But Lord, the economy is terrible.

But Lord, I've worked so hard to get to this space; are you sure of what you're asking me to give up?

BUT.

But I am so scared.

Lord, I know ALL things are possible with you. But why won’t my mind just quiet and rest?

Lord, oh please, just help my unbelief.

Y’all, isn’t it true that the more you focus on aligning something, the more misaligned it feels? Sometimes we just need to breathe, ask the Lord for help, and let Him guide all things back to where they need to be.

Hm... Think about that. Align things back to where they need to be. The relief when the soap dispenser glides back in, life continues, and I hear the sweet sound of my laundry being cleaned.

I share this with you today because we don’t always have to share testimony in the victory. We can be here, together, in uncertainty—feeling called but uncertain. Or wherever you are in life, waiting for things to fit just right.

So if you are in a similar place, take heart; you are not alone. The Lord is with us in all things. He who has started a good work in us will complete it! (Philippians 1:6)

Reflection Corner

• Where in my life do I feel like things just aren’t aligning?

• Am I letting fear or logic override God’s calling?

• What would it look like to pray, “Lord, help my unbelief,” and trust Him to guide the rest?

Practical Takeaways

• When something feels misaligned in your life, take a deep breath and pray—even a simple one.

• Write down what the Lord has already done in the past as a reminder that He will align things again.

• If you feel resistance to your calling, ask God to uncover where that resistance is coming from—fear, logic, pride—and surrender it.

Shalom & Grace,

Lis