8.5.17

Saturated

The rain is falling outside my window. 
As I watch it seems as if I can literally see trees, grass, new shoots of greenery becoming brighter and further saturated with color.
The above average temperatures created dust that covered the living things, visually muffling their beauty.

I feel this happens with life sometimes. 
Stuff, temporary stuff, clouds the immaculate beauty given to us.

Life isn't perfect, but it is beautiful. God designed it to be that way.
When I allow Him to wash away the dusty surface, I can see.
God uses the hard stuff, the dirty of our lives to help us later perceive our world in more saturated brilliance. 

Currently walking through a dust storm, I can smell the rain coming. 
The saying goes that you don't appreciate what you have until you loose it, well our appreciation scale is rising to the maximum.
Never in my years have I been more grateful for what God has so richly blessed me with.

If you're life seems dusty just now, hold on... the rain is coming.
Allow Him to show you what true beauty is.

7.5.17

See Blessings

This week, I have focused primarily on what has been lost. Lately, many precious things have been torn from our lives and the grieving process has proven difficult.

I find myself repeating a vicious cycle. Seeming to take one step forward and two steps back as my thoughts complete a circle.
The pattern leaves me frustrated and I have grown weary of anger's talons on my soul every time the subject of the afore mentioned happenings arises.

This morning I read a verse as I looked back on my journal of scribbled scriptures and thoughts.
Our light affliction is but for a moment. (2 Corinthians 4:17)

I began to think of others. How blessed I am. How light my affliction is.
Recently I've been in a position to hear tales of lives and regrets. Tales of misfortunes and abuse. Hurts and heartaches like I have never come close to experiencing.

I think of them and still feel my hurt, but it lessens.
Now the blessings take a front row seat as I gaze into the audience of my own story.

I have a family that loves.
I have a God I can trust.
I have a happy home.

Today I have resolved to see the blessings.