I Don’t Know Who You Are :)

I’m not usually like this, but the last couple of times I’ve spent quality time with God I think He’s hinted to me that someone else besides me needs to know this. So I guess I’m using facebook to be lazy instead of finding out who exactly it is. LOL That being said, this is what I wrote down for “you” the other day while I was taking my weekly walk.

My Rose.

Okay. Have you ever been outside and noticed nature’s beauty in a way that made you feel like you were dreaming? Like a sunset that catches you totally offguard or perfect wildflower that makes you curious or a clear sky of stars that makes you do a double-take? Gosh. Sometimes something as small as the pleasant temperature in a breath of outside air will do it to me. Well, when that happens, I believe there’s a huge chance your Creator just lovingly succeeded at getting your attention. Why did that happen and what should you do about it? Get alone with God today to let Him remind you who you are, and who you will be when you leave this “foreign land” and join Him in the Kingdom where your SOUL was born- where you make more sense. Where you are a work of art from an Artist that sees you every moment and takes great joy in your friendship.

I know that sounds dramatic, and that I’M dramatic, but I don’t think I came up with this by myself. Isaiah 43:1 says, But now, this is what the Lord says– he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: [Listen! This is the part I'm talking about! Listen carefull and read it a couple of times.] “FEAR NOT, FOR I HAVE REDEEMED YOU; I HAVE SUMMONED YOU BY NAME; YOU ARE MINE.” You should read the rest of the chapter when you get the chance. It’s the kind of truth that makes you feel strong. Like a well-balanced meal.

Look. I really hope this encourages you today because God has told me to tell someone this quite a few times now. lol He wants your attention in a really “He likes you a lot” kind of way. Not in a “UUUGH you stink for never reading your Bible and praying!!!” kind of way.

Example. I was SO STRESSED a couple of weeks ago I was on the verge of making myself sick. I was in one of those “right in the middle of the problem” modes that doesn’t see anything else but the 3-foot-wide brick wall one inch from my face, and then God did that “thing” I was telling you about. The very next day, a tiny rose started budding beside the steps of my house. Yes, someone else planted it. Yes, that flower probably blossoms at this time every year. But you know what? God knows the secret way that I adore roses and the way flowers remind me that He’s there watching me. That rose popped up that DAY. And it’s still there. And in the morning when I see it, God doesn’t begin to startlistening to me– He was listening the whole time. BUT it REMINDS me that He’s waiting for the next moment that I become aware of Him and have another joyful communion with Him. And I do. And I am nourished by that. I want “you” to be, too, friend. Whoever you are. I think that’s all. Have a beautiful day!