my hope is that, in some way, you might be inspired by this and find yourself creating something in whatever way it is that you create, and through your creating you might find the ultimate Creator.
inspired by psalm 104
i've just been thinking about God & His beauty a lot today, so this is the product of those thoughts and revelations about who i am as a created being, made in the image of a Creator.
my hope is that, in some way, you might be inspired by this and find yourself creating something in whatever way it is that you create, and through your creating you might find the ultimate Creator. inspired by psalm 104
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"So often I thank Jesus for enjoying beauty. How much more lovely is it to serve someone who likes and creates beautiful things? I was humbled to realize that if He is the Creator of all we see, then beauty originates from who He is. He is beauty. He is light. He is art. He is color. We serve a God who makes everything of worth eternal. When He is passionate about something, He doesn’t hold back. He made our souls eternal, our relationship with Him eternal, and beauty eternal." -a post i stumbled upon this quote really got to me because i simply couldn't agree more. praise God for beauty!
my prayer for the day is that we would see God as a beautiful one... that we would be constantly surprised by His beauty throughout the day, and that we would have eyes extra open, aware, and sensitive to the ways that He is beautiful and has filled our lives to the brim with it all around! just too many beautiful people and food and sunsets and colors and sounds and little glimpses of Him to let them go unnoticed. & ohhh i love that He's that kind of God. so God, show us Your beauty. You are everything good, You are everything beautiful, You are everything, You're everything... my prayer today is that we would see God as our Father like this.
that we, as His dearly loved sons and daughters, would ask Him to reveal His intimate love by letting Him show us what needs whittling out of our lives in order to become the people He has intended for us to be. this prayer is a raw one. a humbling one. but it is one that will inevitably bring us closer to God when we find that He is a loving Father. http://www.hespeaksinthesilence.com/2014/01/dad-stories-memories-of-a-man-who-got-it-right-5/
^^my heart is so filled with love from these words. so much beauty.^^ “A few weeks ago, I was over in Eastern Oregon on vacation with my family, and we were hiking out by the Okeechos, out by Painted Hills--crazy beautiful. We were out hiking in the middle of nowhere, in the wilderness, up to the top of a mountain and there was a cliff on the edge and I was out there right on the edge, and there’s no guardrail or anything, and it’s a crazy feeling. Because on one hand, you’re scared to death. I was well aware that one wrong step, I’m dead. But at the same time, there’s nowhere I would rather be. Because I was in the presence of raw, untamed beauty. And that is the creation. Can you imagine standing in the presence of the Creator?” -john mark comer
"oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear Me!" deuteronomy 5:29 i am learning that fearing God and loving Him are not mutually exclusive, but i don't think i know what it means to fear God. especially after reading through so much repetition about God's holiness and how we are to fear Him in leviticus and deuteronomy of the old testament, fearing God is really important. so i guess my prayer, and it can be your prayer, too, (i'll share! :)) is that we would learn what it means to fear God. because i really don't understand what that looks like, but in the past, the custom of substituting the word "God" with G-d in english is based on a traditional practice in jewish law of giving God's hebrew name a high degree of respect and reverence. they wouldn't even spell out His name completely because they so revered Him! though i don't think fearing God means tip-toeing around Him in terror of being struck by an angry lightning bolt, i do want to know what it actually does mean as a lifestyle and constant position of the heart. i feel as though we have lost some of that reverence today and i want God to show us how to fear Him. p.s. i really learned a lot from john mark comer in his teaching (from which the above quote was taken), and he touches on this topic a bit. so, if you're interested, you should click on his name above^^ for the link to the teaching! gosh, that comer family! just an outpouring of wisdom, i tell ya! Making : myself work out.
Cooking : pancakes. trying out so many new pancake recipes these days. love having a kitchen and ingredients and a tolerating family! Drinking : coffee.. always coffee. Reading : the magician's nephew (c.s. lewis). caught myself smiling while reading even the first couple pages because it is just so enjoyable! also, i may or may not be reading it in a british accent in my head, too, which may account for some of this.. (: Wanting : to go exploring and adventuring and discovering.. aallll the timeeee. guys, it's bad. i've had wanderlust like none other lately. Playing : my desire by kirk franklin. mhm that gospel music! this one is so tops. and prime pancake-making stuff, too! also, ain't no mountain high enough might be on the repeat, too.. that song is like my childhood. Looking : so silly jammin to those songs by myself... Wasting : toilet paper, picking up hairs all over the bathroom floor.. haha gross. Sewing : nothin.. shoot. Wishing : i had a disposable camera Enjoying : sunshine. sunshine. sunshine. sunshine. i sit in it, lay in it, follow it, just can't get enough of it... Liking: hearing those familiar quirks from the friends and family around me. like the other day, my aunt wendy said "oooohhh noooo!" like only she does and i just couldn't help smiling! i love those little things that people do that are unique to them. Waiting : to spend time with tia & mariah over break! can't even wait.. such beautiful people.. Wondering : at those blue skies. Loving : becca. special one to me. Hoping : to never stop learning and never stop growing. Marveling : at God's love for me, and how He shows me His love. Needing : for every single person to know His love. Smelling : my way through the perfume sections of stores. i'm on the hunt for a new scent! these 'splashy' body mist sprays just aren't cuttin it anymore.. Wearing : socks to bed.. what the heck? it must be cold, because i've tried so hard in the past to be a socks-to-bed-wearer, but i always hated it. so this is weird. Following : so many beautiful, inspiring blogs. i just love it. so many people with so much beauty in their hearts, manifested in cool, unique ways because Jesus is there. Noticing : i say the same words & repeat myself a lot. how annoying. sorry, guys! Knowing : God's secure and steady presence with and among me, and intimacy with Him. Thinking : a lot. Feeling : quite sad, but loved in the light of the sun. Bookmarking : art ideas.. all the time. i have noticed that when my wanderlust rises up in me, often right along with it comes a desire to create, and create something meaningful. Opening : myself up to inspiration to create something new. In age and feebleness extreme, Who shall a helpless worm redeem? Jesus, my only hope Thou art, Strength of my failing flesh and heart: O could I catch one smile from Thee, And drop into eternity! been meditating on these words a bunch lately. they are just so beautiful to me. i love so much how words can move a person and speak so agelessly to this same love for the Father. so much love through these words and such a knowing. i know charles wesley knew God because of these words. i so desire this for my life.
i think praying over relationships is really really important. they were designed by God to be a representation of His very own relationship with His bride, the church, and i know that He finds relationships between men and women to be good and pleasing.. so of course there is going to be a lot of attack and a lot of hurt in this area in the world because if something is meant to represent Christ, there is no doubt that satan is going to try to thwart and taint it.
so maybe there is a relationship that comes to your mind that you know you should pray for: that couple that is having a hard time, your parents', your aunt & uncle, your best friend who's getting married, etc.. maybe it's your own relationship, or maybe you're not in one, whatever the case, whatever the status, whatever the thought that is coming to your mind, whatever the situation of your heart on this topic, let's pray baby pray! haha, first for revelations of God's intentions for relationships... what He wants them to look like. for Him to reveal ways and inspire ideas about how to better serve the other person if you're in a relationship, and for Him to reveal the parts that should not be there or are not glorifying to Him, maybe, as a single person, it's for comfort in the midst of hurt or lonliness, or for God to even further reveal Himself as our satisfaction, for wisdom about entering a relationship, etc, you know what it is! maybe it's even for ways to serve another person or another couple to be revealed (offering to babysit so that they can go out, offering to listen or hold someone accountable, etc!) whatever the case, this is important! i think God cares about this topic really a lot. p.s. i've mentioned diane comer and the wisdom that pours from her as she listens to the Lord, but i wanted to mention it again. i always find myself coming back to her blog, he speaks in the silence, for reminders and encouragement and to learn, especially when it comes to relationships, and i just can't speak enough of how much it has blessed me. i don't have much wisdom on this topic, but i definitely know where to find it, so i want to point you to such a wealth of it... finding this is like gold! obviously, she is a person, she is not God, and the words she says should be tested and held up to God's word because everything she says will not be completely perfectly right, but i believe she has been so inspired by God and that you need to click >>>THIS<<< and scroll baby scrooollllllll! especially if you're wondering about godliness in a relationship, and actually even if you're not! oh please oh please! soak in this wissssdoooooooomm, friend!! for men and women alike! oh wait, did ya click it yet?? (( http://www.hespeaksinthesilence.com/category/letters/page/5/ )) and stay warm out there, okay! at my house it's -15 and dropping! yikesies! |