When you genuinely don't know what to do
Dear friend.
There’s a particular kind of paralysis most of us know but rarely name. It’s not panic. It’s not fear exactly. It’s that quiet, draining feeling of standing at a fork and having no idea which way is right.
A conversation you’ve been putting off. A decision with too many unknowns. Or just the ordinary Wednesday afternoon pull of being needed in five directions at once.
Most of us carry those moments alone - partly because we think we should know, and partly because admitting we don’t feels uncomfortably close to admitting we’re lost.
But there’s a king in the Old Testament who said it out loud in front of everyone. His name was Jehoshaphat. He faced an overwhelming enemy with no strategy, no advantage, and no plan. And his prayer - recorded in 2 Chronicles 20:12 - is one of the most disarmingly honest sentences in the whole Bible.
“We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help.”
No pretending. No false confidence. Just - I don’t know, but I know where to look.
That’s what this week’s devotional is about. Not a five-point plan. Not a technique. Just the quiet, deliberate act of turning your face in the right direction. And what changes when you do.
I’d love for you to watch the full five minutes when you get a chance - especially the part about what this looks like at home, at work, and in your neighbourhood. I think it might be useful for exactly where you are right now.
▶️ Watch Day 3 here:
With you on the road.
Rob
Read this week’s devotionals here - https://open.substack.com/pub/battledrilldevotional/p/when-clever-isnt-enough?r=643q6o&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true