The Phenomenon
phenomenon |fəˈnäməˌnän; -nən| noun ( pl. -na |-nə|)
1 a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, esp. one whose cause or explanation is in question
2. a remarkable person, thing, or event.
3. Philosophy the object of a person’s perception; what the senses or the mind notice.
Have you ever felt that if your feet weren’t touching the ground you might be in heaven?Have you ever been overcome with God’s love so fully in one instance that you didn’t want that moment to end?
Words can’t express the feeling of The Phenomenon. Yesterday, my boyfriend’s mother, Linda told me that she wanted to take me to see The Phenomenon, (not an official name, just a term). When I first heard ‘phenomenon’, I thought of something foreign and maybe a little scary but this was neither. Many phenomena are such because they are something that we can’t fully explain and in a world of logical thinkers and concrete evidence it’s hard to accept the unknown. It’s almost like faith- believing in a God that is The Redeemer when we don’t always see and feel that redemptive love reflected by the world. Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we cannot see. Hebrews 11:1
So we set off after dark with Linda’s friend, Maggie. Far beyond my imagination, low in the forest, was a miracle of lights that almost completely summed up God’s goodness. After walking for roughly 5 minutes, we came to a flat part of the trail and the girls turned out their flashlights. IT WAS AN EXPLOSION OF GRACE AND MERCY! IT WAS A DISPLAY OF ALL THE WAYS GOD FEELS ABOUT ME. IT WAS A WONDERLAND OF CREATION AND SPECTACLE OF HIS WILL AND DESIGN. IT WAS A REMARKABLE GIFT AND I FELT LIKE IT WAS JUST FOR US. Hundreds, maybe even thousands, of fireflies danced in the dark. They replicated what I can imagine a galaxy of twinkling stars might look like up close. Their bodies softly flickered as they drifted about the trees and I was completely lost in the show.
Suddenly, the world stopped and I knew that The Phenomenon was actually God himself. He is mystery. He is what we can’t explain but what we see in situations and people everyday, as we were made in his image. His truth is what changes the hearts of men and works transformational and physical miracles in people all over the world. I can’t begin to understand His full power, authority, and love but I know what it feels like to walk in it. It feels like a thousand fireflies in the dark.
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