I forgot to be less selfish today. I was too busy self-loathing and being homesick this afternoon. For my family, friends and grass to walk barefoot in. But then I decided to try to revel in God more and when I walked to school to Pick up Manuel I appreciated the beautiful weather and sky etc. I perked up thinking about all of God's sweet creations. Afternoons in the house are the hardest because the kids are cranky and only want their parents. As I was thinking how nice it would be to be able to go outside, God reminded me that children are his creation. Duh. His most treasured, to be precise. How silly I am for not seeing that sooner. I think what God meant for me right now when he told me to revel in him is to revel in his creation, in the children I am with right now. Simple yet easily bypassed. Kids can be annoying, but all they really want is to be loved and taken care of. As adults, yeah I think I'm an adult now, it's easy to see this as weak and avoid letting others do this; love and take care of us. But I need to let God do that more!
Anyway, then I read colossians tonight and realized that God loves all of us not because we are perfect, that's not feasible, he loves us because he created us. Each of us are a different work of art ( or piece of work )...get it? Haha but really though I'm a work of art! Not because I deserve to be or because of anything I've ever done, but because I was created by an artist that payed careful attention to every detail. I am loved because I am a part of the creation that we are to revel in. So I need to work on seeing other people the same way God does; as works of art, each different and beautiful and loved because the big man upstairs enjoys getting creative. Whew, two blogs in one day! Hope I don't have too many typos :)
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