God is The Phenomenon. His all encompassing love and omnipresent existence are things that we will never fully understand but we can choose to see them if we want.
I have been back in the States for two weeks and in a whirlwind of culture shock and emotion I sometimes ask God, “Where are you?”. And He always says to me, “I am here… what are you choosing to see?”
Last nights experience reminded me that The Phenomenon, being God himself, lives in us. As I have waited, looking for God to show up and do something, He is living and working in people all around me and for some reason I am choosing not to see it. As I witnessed God’s glory, in the forrest last night, I also noticed the phenomenon that happens in us. I watched Linda (boyfriend’s mom), as she stared, for the second time, into space in awe of this happening. I thought about the last two years of her life and what she might have felt when her husband died and how she has had to learn to live in a new way . All I could see was her happiness and delight in what God was showing her now. I saw the phenomenon of His supernatural healing and comfort having come through her and her not just surviving but thriving.
I also looked at Maggie who’s husband, a mere 100 yards away, lay in bed dying from cancer. I listened as she described how the spectacle was confirmation of God. She talked about it with such certainty and shared of another similar spectacle she recalled. Never did I hear a tone of resentment but only signs of a strongly rooted faith, gratitude, and a love for her savior. I knew that the phenomenon was and is taking place inside her.
I want to be like these women. I want to walk through the world everyday with the feeling and reassurance I get when I see fireflies dance in the dark.
Let God be the Phenomenon in your life. Choose to see him in yourself and the people around you. And let explanations that you are looking for in the things you can’t explain just fall away so you can experience The Phenomenon that is God.
