Taking A New Look

After much prayer and thought and a little inspiration from a close friend I am starting a blog...a place where I can share what God is doing in my life and has placed on my heart in hopes of inspiring and being a light of Jesus to those around me.  So I wanted to share what was placed on my heart for the day and give a glimpse of what things look like from my eyes...

I try to surround myself with a Godly atmosphere.  That includes the people I spend my time with, the things I put into my mind and the things I put into my body.  This morning when I got up and began to read my news feed from facebook I saw a status that read....

"I love the way the ocean kisses the shore and keeps coming back no matter how many times it's sent away."

How gorgeous to read in words and imagine in my mind from previous trips to the beach the beauty of God's creation.  I immediately thought of my relationship with God and all the times that I'm "riding in the car of life."  In this car God is the driver and I of course am the obnoxious backseat driver that tries to give directions to someone who already knows exactly where he's going.  In those poetic words my heart began to cringe thinking of all the times I had sent God away in my own life. But, the beautiful part is that the ocean comes back just like God does in my life.  I have sent him away again and again in an act to try and do things on my own but God doesn't get very far away and it doesn't take me long to realize how I can't do things on my own.  In that moment I watch as things completely fall apart.  And just like how the ocean returns to the shore in such a short time, before I know it God is wrapping his arms around me and I feel crazy for ever thinking I could do it on my own. 

I'm so thankful for a God who never lets go....just like the song says "through the calm and through the storm."  I'm so thankful that God never gets upset or annoyed with me, he never tries to stop the car and make me get out or worse, get out of the car himself and abandon me.  It's a love that we can't even comprehend but it's so incredible.  I want to share a goal...each day I try to discover at least one way I can see God in my life.  Some times it's something as simple as looking around me at the beautiful mountains or a colorful flower.  In making this goal I have slowed down and have realized the magnitude of who God is and the beauty of his creations.

Don't forget to truly open your eyes and see the beauty of the little things.  Something as simple as the waves meeting the sand....God has a message to share with each of us, if we will only open our eyes and open our hearts to listen, learn and grow.