Many people, who drown, do so while within an eyeshot of someone else. And often those who could see the person in the water didn’t even know what to look for—because drowning doesn’t look like drowning.
A drowning person can’t call for help—they have to be able to breathe before they can speak. When a person is drowning, their mouth sinks below and reappears above the surface of the water. There isn’t time to exhale, inhale, and call out.
A drowning person can’t wave for help. They instinctively extend their arms to the side and press down to lift their mouth out of the water, unable to raise their arms.
There are people within eyeshot of you who are drowning. Not in water, but in life. They’re going down and they don’t know it. They aren’t going to ask for help. And if you did offer to help, they’d probably resist.
A person you know might be drowning in the waters of a family crisis. The family and the lives of the people closest to them are coming apart. And instead of reaching out to you or anyone else, their hurt, confusion, and bitterness causes them to withdraw and isolate themselves.
Maybe someone you know is self-confidant, thinking they have all the skills to make it in life. They work hard, and consider themselves good, law-abiding people. But they aren’t happy. Relationships are strained because no one measures up to their standards. It seems the harder they try, the worse things get. They’re drowning, but they’d be the last to admit it.
Or, you might know a person who would admit they are drowning in some insurmountable circumstance, but they doubt you or anyone could help them. Too many disappointments and shortfalls of others have left them skeptical.
Then there’s the person who has failed miserably. They’ve messed up their lives. They’ve broken promises. They destroyed trust. They’re barely treading on the water of life. They are about to give up entirely, and they are convinced they deserve to go under.
Crisis. Self-confidence. Skepticism. Failure. They’re like weights below they surface tied to the ankles of people. Unseen, unheard, and many times unknown. But God sees, hears, and knows; and is reaching out to save them.
“Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.” (Hebrews 7:25)
Right this moment, God is sensitizing you and making you aware of someone who is being overwhelmed. They’re going down and you may feel helpless, but there is no situation, person, mindset, or mistake that is beyond His life saving reach. God knows what a drowning person looks like and how to save them, and forever He lives to intercede on their behalf! Yours too!
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