The Red Cars You've Been Missing

You pour the coffee.
Same mug, same spot by the window.

Outside, the neighbor backs out of their driveway.
A red sedan. You've never noticed the color before.

But yesterday, your son asked you to count red cars on the way to school.
Suddenly, they're everywhere. 

The cars didn't multiply overnight. You just started looking.

What you're watching for, you'll find.‍

This is how most of us move through life.
Opportunities surround us, blessings already present, doors standing open.
But we're not looking, so we drive right past them.

The problem isn't scarcity. It's focus.

When you're clear about what you're searching for, your mind starts working for you.
It filters, notices, and connects….
The things you need begin surfacing from the background noise of daily life.

Jesus said, "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you." 

He didn't promise vague blessings floating somewhere in the future.
He spoke in present tense. Active verbs. 

The seeking matters. The knocking matters.

God doesn't hide His gifts. He waits for us to pay attention.

Think about the red cars again.
They're not rare.
They don't appear just because you're looking.
They were in traffic all along, blending in with everything else you ignored.

The same is true for opportunity.
For provision.
For the next step you've been asking about.

It's there. You're just trained to look past it.

Seeing isn't enough. You have to move.

But here's where most people stop: they spot the red car and do nothing.
Recognition without action is just wasted awareness.

So what are your red cars?

Name them.
Not vague wishes, but actual targets.

If you don't know what you're looking for, your mind can't help you find it.
Be specific.
Write it down if you need to.

Then stay open.
The red car might show up as a truck.
The opportunity you prayed for might arrive through a conversation you didn't expect, from a person you weren't watching for.

Finally, act with intention.
When you see it, go.
Don't second-guess.
Don't wait for perfect conditions.
Believe that what you're searching for is worth chasing.

The opportunities are already there.

The only question is whether you'll train your eyes to see them and your feet to follow.

You're not waiting for God to create something new. You're learning to notice what He's already placed in front of you.