“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”
C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
This weekend, I went to the beach. And the Lord spoke to me through His Creation. To me, the ocean is one of the most clear representations of the Lord. The waves at the beach were very special to me.
The further I went, the more I saw the Lord. The further I went, the more consumed by the ocean I felt. With each step, the waves crashed over me more and more. I got a better idea of just how powerful the waves are. But I wasn’t ever afraid of this power they had. I was joyful. I felt like a little kid. Taken over by simply their being. The waves came over me, covering all that I am, making me feel more in sync with them. I decided I had made it pretty far, so I turned around. Turns out, I was still oh so close to the shore. I had only begun my journey into the beautiful, intense, fierce, and all consuming power of the ocean. The Lord spoke to me in this moment. “There is still so much more to see. Life with me might seem scary, but it is so good. I am powerful, but I am good.”
I just have to trust this goodness and commit fully to Him in faith, and see where He takes me in this wild journey called life.
Trust as wild as the ocean is a thought that my human-ness is fearful of, but a thought that excites my faith, knowing the Lord is good and will take me on quite the journey if I just allow Him to do so.
“He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.” Psalm 147:4-5
“I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13
