Every day with the Lord is a weird day!
this has been an almost daily statement for me so far this month.
Why, you ask?
At the beginning of the month, the Lord smacked my spirit like a freight train with the pure JOY of the Lord! And it's continued everyyyy single day thus far. He's given me a crazy ability to find joy in the littlest things, like…
finding sticks and throwing rocks, hearing birds singing, watching as geckos let themselves into my room every day, the color of the sky at any given time, realizing that dogs think mice are play toys, transporting massive piles of leaves and ants from one spot to another, eating beans and rice for every meal of every day (yes, even breakfast), and the simple act of waking up in the mornings with breath in my lungs – because it's an HONOR to have the God of the universe breathe His life into me each day.
Finding joy in little children climbing on me and poking me while I'm attempting to eat dinner, when my flesh really just wants peace and quiet.
Finding joy in the fact that my body produces gallons of sweat every day, even while I'm sleeping.
Finding humor in absolutely everything.
Speaking in 5-year-old girl voices and dancing around like a toddler with my friends when we don't know what else to do. [at which I'm convinced the Father laughs EVERY time, and occasionally joins in like any good Daddy :)]
All of these things are reasons to sing.
All of these things are reasons to worship.
EVERYTHING that happens every moment of every day is a reason to express love and thanksgiving to the Giver of Life.
The deeper I go with the Lord and the more time I spend with Him, the more I realize how much He loves us, how funny He is, and how "weird" He is by human standards.
His ways are upside down to the ways of the world.
and when you really feel His love and love Him in return, people think you're a wacko.
Because REAL love, His love, makes you do some pretty strange things!!!
Like screaming His love and praise at the top of your lungs, from a platform out over Lake Nicaragua, at 10:00 at night.
So yes.
Every day with the Lord is a weird day!
and I don't want it any other way 🙂
