Where are you? Is there a place where you think the Lord’s eyes cannot reach—that all your sorrows, every tear and prayer, remain unseen?

“Nathanael said to Him, ‘How do You know me?’ Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.’”
John 1:48

Perhaps the fig tree you are under feels impenetrable, and you think you are alone. But the Lord says: “Before Philip came, I SAW YOU!” Maybe the person will come later, but the Lord is already there. Most likely, you will come out of this storm. Help may not come immediately, but that does not mean that Jesus has not seen you.

“O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You understand my thoughts afar off.
You comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.You are before me and behind me, and you have laid your hand on me. This knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain to it. Where can I go from your Spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I say, “Surely the darkness will cover me, and the light about me will be night,” even the darkness itself cannot hide from you, but the night shines as the day; darkness and light are alike to you.” Psalm 139:1-7, 11-12