So I didn’t get much sleep tonight. I’m not anxious but I just had a lot of energy. While usually I would think somethings wrong or off I think it’s right where I need to be. I got to catch up on some reading and some podcasts I have been wanting to listen to. I got to spend some quality time with myself. God revealed some stuff to me that I hadn’t been seeing. I ended the night by going out and watching the sunrise. It’s beautiful here. The sky is blue with hints of pink running through it. The wildlife is beyond what I could imagine. If I’m being honest I thought Africa was all about lions, giraffes and the desert, not gonna lie I was way off. I heard noises and saw birds that I usually would justify t passover. I got to experience first hand God wooing me and it’s been a while since I payed attention to that.
All of this surrounding me is for me. Sure it’s for you too but this was for me. This was the creator showing me his glory. This was God showing me his beauty that is his nature. This was also God showing me that no matter where I go. No matter how many countries I am in or different places I wake up, he is the same. Wonderfully and beautifully the same. Things may look a little different but I’ve experienced it back home as well. He’s after my heart. He’s after your heart too but he is definitely after mine. And after staying up all night tossing and turning I get it. I was asking what he wanted me to see and I just had to be quiet and really look. To look at the things I take for granted everyday with eyes that are open. The sky, the animals, the quiet tranquility surrounding me. None of it’s new. It just seems that way every time he reminds me.
This is for us. He is constantly chasing us daily. But how often are we opening our eyes to see it. How often do we ask, God will you show me that your wooing me? Will you open my eyes that become strained to your beauty by the rhythm of everyday life? Will you speak to me in the silence of sitting in your presence? I often forget to ask these questions. I often get caught up in my day to day and miss out on so much. Our Dad is not a Dad of chance or random occurrences but he is one of purpose and meaning. Everything we do has meaning, everything that surrounds us is there to grab us. I often think of the times when I don’t acknowledge his purpose that he’s yelling at me to just pause and look up.
This is something we can do no matter where we are. At home grilling in the back yard. Listening to the words of song even if it isn’t a Christian song could he be trying to reach you? Maybe it’s sitting at work and having to listen to Carrie yet again go on about her issues. Maybe she’s there next to you for a reason. Maybe she needs someone to listen. Maybe she’s looking for a friend. And maybe you don’t have to sit there and listen but instead you get to be a light in her world that neither of you saw coming but it changes her life. Our God is bigger than chance. He’s orchestrating something huge all around us in every step that we take. But it’s up to us to acknowledge that and then to act on it. I encourage you to get in the habit of seeing Gods heart for you. Becoming aware of the simple things we don’t give a second glance to. And then act. Whether it’s to sit and savor or to reach out and give someone a hug. Do something because I don’t believe he’s given us so much and put us in these positions to sit on our hands and let it pass us by.
He’s chasing you. In the wise words of Eminem. Would you capture it or just let it slip?
I love you all. God is good.
