captivating
i woke up this morning with a mission.
to seek Gods beauty through his creation.
to be captivated by him through my surroundings.
this is what i woke up to outside of my window:
last night i went to 722, and the message was exactly what i needed to hear.
here's the dish:
There is so much pain and suffering in this world,
and all I can seem to express is "where in the world is God on this one?"
"Why is God doing this to me?"
I tend to focus on the negative things in life,
getting angry, upset, and hurt over & over again..
all of the while frustrated with my God for allowing this to happen again.
there's so much i've over looked.
everything around me is beautiful and blessing.
i am blinded by the bad things, just tripping over all of
his wonderful blessings in the darkness.
God has given us 5 built in ways to worship him..
sight, scent, sound, taste, & touch.
01:sight:
look around yourself, what do you see?
God's creation is the most beautiful, intracate creation.
the green grass, and the yellow shining sun.
the bluest sky with puffy white clouds..
go look.
the leaves are orange and red and yellow.
the beautiful starfilled sky at night.
its one of my most favorite things.
THAT IS GOD.
he is captivating, romancing us with his beautiful work.
02:scent:
do you ever realize how memorable scents are?
a scent reminds you of things, people, places..
i love that.
i smell baby powder and i think about when hannah & evan when they were babies in my arms.
i smell old spice/red zone deoterant.. i always think
about freshman year when i met chris.
i smell an old garage and i think about my papa who i miss so much.
i smell spaghetti cooking on the stove and i just know mom is cooking
a yummy dinner downstairs.
flowers and spices and food and even the laundry detergent your best friends
wash their clothes in.
they all hold sentimental value.
THAT IS GOD.
he is sharing his creation with us!!
03:sound:
a loved ones voice, a baby crying, crickets at night, a thunderstorm,
a crowd cheering, your grandpa snoring, food sizzling, ocean tide, a clock ticking,
children laughing, birds chirping, a door being opened, and everything musical.
THAT IS GOD.
he is expressing his love in a musical language.
04:taste:
i dont even have to explain this.
one bite of cheese cake and you know what i mean.
our bodies only need calories, we could live off of bread and milk..
but God says, "No, enjoy yourself! taste the glory of my creation."
he could of stopped after manna..but no!
there are millions of tastebuds on our toungues,
not because we need them. why?
THAT IS GOD.
he is expressing our love for us by providing more than what we NEED.
05:touch:
my favorite.
the speaker made us close our eyes.
then she told us to put our hand up to our neighbors hand.
we put our palms together and then she told us to slide our fingers slightly to the right
and down.
this caused us to clasp eachothers hands.
immediately i knew what she was talking about.
touch is something that we need, and enjoy.
i felt that in my heart.
THAT IS GOD.
making himself TANGIBLE through the touch of others!
being a Christian is not about living right.
its about living to the FULLEST.
being a Christian isn't about doing good deeds.
its about REACTING to THE GOOD DEEDS that God has already done FOR us..
lightbulb?
yea, total lightbulb for me.
he is everywhere around us.
in what we see, smell, hear, taste and feel.
God is the I AM.
i love that.
AND girls:
i've learned this the past two weeks.
i know you feel like you arent being pursued.
i know you feel like you arent beautiful.
i know you feel like you arent ENOUGH.
let me say this:
God is pursuing you. every day, every hour, ever minute, every second.
He is CAPTIVATED by who you are and he is RAVISHED by your beauty.
you are the beautiful bride.
and you are EVERYTHING to him.
i hope that comforts you, like it has me.
God is chasing you, pursuing you, captivated and ravished by YOU.
God is IN LOVE with your soul.
every girls dream right?
take delight in Him.
take delight in his awesome glory,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
because you're heart...means the world to him.
i challenge you.
open your eyes to God's glory.
drink it in, soak it up.
thats why its here.
for our enjoyment.
DELIGHT in Gods Creation.
and delight in yourself.
you are just as much a masterpiece.
you are his creation.
love that in you.
embrace that.
take notice of the beauty in and around you.
REACT to it.
what a beautiful act of worship.
♥
thank you God,
for pursing my soul.
thank you God,
for being captivated by me,
for being ravished by my beauty.
thank you God,
for loving me...
in spite of me.
to seek Gods beauty through his creation.
to be captivated by him through my surroundings.
this is what i woke up to outside of my window:
last night i went to 722, and the message was exactly what i needed to hear.
here's the dish:
There is so much pain and suffering in this world,
and all I can seem to express is "where in the world is God on this one?"
"Why is God doing this to me?"
I tend to focus on the negative things in life,
getting angry, upset, and hurt over & over again..
all of the while frustrated with my God for allowing this to happen again.
there's so much i've over looked.
everything around me is beautiful and blessing.
i am blinded by the bad things, just tripping over all of
his wonderful blessings in the darkness.
God has given us 5 built in ways to worship him..
sight, scent, sound, taste, & touch.
01:sight:
look around yourself, what do you see?
God's creation is the most beautiful, intracate creation.
the green grass, and the yellow shining sun.
the bluest sky with puffy white clouds..
go look.
the leaves are orange and red and yellow.
the beautiful starfilled sky at night.
its one of my most favorite things.
THAT IS GOD.
he is captivating, romancing us with his beautiful work.
02:scent:
do you ever realize how memorable scents are?
a scent reminds you of things, people, places..
i love that.
i smell baby powder and i think about when hannah & evan when they were babies in my arms.
i smell old spice/red zone deoterant.. i always think
about freshman year when i met chris.
i smell an old garage and i think about my papa who i miss so much.
i smell spaghetti cooking on the stove and i just know mom is cooking
a yummy dinner downstairs.
flowers and spices and food and even the laundry detergent your best friends
wash their clothes in.
they all hold sentimental value.
THAT IS GOD.
he is sharing his creation with us!!
03:sound:
a loved ones voice, a baby crying, crickets at night, a thunderstorm,
a crowd cheering, your grandpa snoring, food sizzling, ocean tide, a clock ticking,
children laughing, birds chirping, a door being opened, and everything musical.
THAT IS GOD.
he is expressing his love in a musical language.
04:taste:
i dont even have to explain this.
one bite of cheese cake and you know what i mean.
our bodies only need calories, we could live off of bread and milk..
but God says, "No, enjoy yourself! taste the glory of my creation."
he could of stopped after manna..but no!
there are millions of tastebuds on our toungues,
not because we need them. why?
THAT IS GOD.
he is expressing our love for us by providing more than what we NEED.
05:touch:
my favorite.
the speaker made us close our eyes.
then she told us to put our hand up to our neighbors hand.
we put our palms together and then she told us to slide our fingers slightly to the right
and down.
this caused us to clasp eachothers hands.
immediately i knew what she was talking about.
touch is something that we need, and enjoy.
i felt that in my heart.
THAT IS GOD.
making himself TANGIBLE through the touch of others!
being a Christian is not about living right.
its about living to the FULLEST.
being a Christian isn't about doing good deeds.
its about REACTING to THE GOOD DEEDS that God has already done FOR us..
lightbulb?
yea, total lightbulb for me.
he is everywhere around us.
in what we see, smell, hear, taste and feel.
God is the I AM.
i love that.
AND girls:
i've learned this the past two weeks.
i know you feel like you arent being pursued.
i know you feel like you arent beautiful.
i know you feel like you arent ENOUGH.
let me say this:
God is pursuing you. every day, every hour, ever minute, every second.
He is CAPTIVATED by who you are and he is RAVISHED by your beauty.
you are the beautiful bride.
and you are EVERYTHING to him.
i hope that comforts you, like it has me.
God is chasing you, pursuing you, captivated and ravished by YOU.
God is IN LOVE with your soul.
every girls dream right?
take delight in Him.
take delight in his awesome glory,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
because you're heart...means the world to him.
i challenge you.
open your eyes to God's glory.
drink it in, soak it up.
thats why its here.
for our enjoyment.
DELIGHT in Gods Creation.
and delight in yourself.
you are just as much a masterpiece.
you are his creation.
love that in you.
embrace that.
take notice of the beauty in and around you.
REACT to it.
what a beautiful act of worship.
♥
thank you God,
for pursing my soul.
thank you God,
for being captivated by me,
for being ravished by my beauty.
thank you God,
for loving me...
in spite of me.