Sometimes it's very obvious; other times it's so subtle it's nearly unnoticeable. Today, I stood in the center of a foot bridge at a park looking up river at God's unique and beautiful landscape and design.
The subtle ache exploded within me as I recognized, once again, that my soul was made for so much more -- not something I can attain on my own -- but something only God is vast enough and creative enough to fill day to day.
As I gazed up the river, willow trees flowed down into and gently caressed the water's edge. A vast mixture of other trees, shrubs and grasses decorated the frame of the river with many shapes, textures and colors. The portrait itself came to life just below my feet as a row of steady, strategically placed rocks, filtering out danger, provided a secure backdrop as several turtles danced freely to the flowing music of the water.
When do I take the time to dance to (or even hear) the music in the circumstances flowing through my life?
Often I resist it, fighting the current, but forgetting the barrier of rocks God has strategically placed to filter out harm...so that I can dance freely. As I think about it, there are several people, and even some material blessings, that God has placed in my flowing river who absorb dangerous debris, making the water safer and more conducive to celebrating and dancing freely.
And in the midst of it all, He dances over me. It's His dancing 'over' me that makes me want to dance with Him. And we dance together in His protected places...when I embrace what my soul was created for.
The subtle ache exploded within me as I recognized, once again, that my soul was made for so much more -- not something I can attain on my own -- but something only God is vast enough and creative enough to fill day to day.
As I gazed up the river, willow trees flowed down into and gently caressed the water's edge. A vast mixture of other trees, shrubs and grasses decorated the frame of the river with many shapes, textures and colors. The portrait itself came to life just below my feet as a row of steady, strategically placed rocks, filtering out danger, provided a secure backdrop as several turtles danced freely to the flowing music of the water.
When do I take the time to dance to (or even hear) the music in the circumstances flowing through my life?
Often I resist it, fighting the current, but forgetting the barrier of rocks God has strategically placed to filter out harm...so that I can dance freely. As I think about it, there are several people, and even some material blessings, that God has placed in my flowing river who absorb dangerous debris, making the water safer and more conducive to celebrating and dancing freely.
And in the midst of it all, He dances over me. It's His dancing 'over' me that makes me want to dance with Him. And we dance together in His protected places...when I embrace what my soul was created for.
