Sometimes, the answers we need may just be found by stepping
outside our front doors.
Now, I’ve been a church going girl from the time I was on the cradle roll.
I love to spend a quiet hour at a Christian bookstore, scoping out the
latest resources available. My own bookshelves are filled with great solid books that can help point a person to
Christ and His Word, based on whatever situation they are in. And I'm thankful for the freedom, education, and comfort found there.
But sometimes I forget to go right to the source. To this amazing Creator who sovereignly
ordains all that comes about in this vast universe, and still cares and provides for me
personally. I wouldn’t get to know a friend all that well
just by talking to her friends, or reading journal entries those women wrote
about my new friend. I would want to
spend time with her personally.
And just like that, God calls me back not only to His Word,
but to His creation. Because in His creation, is portrayed His story. His beauty. His majesty. His sovereign control. His care. His love.
I’ve recently
become a huge Ken Gire fan, first by reading his incredible book titled The
North Face of God, where he relates the difficult times we face in life with
the incredible dangers of the north face of a huge mountain. (Read it! You will be so glad you did.) This led me to other books by him, and so
far, they are all amazing. My favorite
part about his writing is that he takes his illustrations from nature, and through
this, I’ve been developing new eyes to see them again too…
The choice to believe that the sun is still there even when
it’s not shining.
The beautiful calm that comes right after a powerful storm.
The strength of an oak tree shown by the depth of its roots.
The way a mama bird cares for its young.
The worthwhile, never wasted time it takes for a seed to grow.
The realization that the caterpillar's loneliest days are right before it’s transformed into a beautiful butterfly.
All these, and more, have been reminders to me lately to not
get so busy, that I don’t have the time to be outside. Because I think there may be more lessons out there for me to learn from than my little bookworm self might
ever realize. And not only can I learn
from them, but I’ve got little people I'm parenting who are naturally in awe of the wonders found in creation, if
they are only given the time to see them.
Summer is coming. I
can almost count the days on one hand. We are so very ready. Normal activities we do during the school year are ending, and you’d
better believe you will soon find us outside more often. At a park, at a beach, taking walks... whatever we can, whenever we can.
Because there’s a world out there that tells of His
glory, and I for one, don’t want to miss it by staying stuck inside four walls.
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