A little reminder....

I love when the Lord does something to remind me He's there. Of course, when my spiritual eyes are open, I can see Him a lot better throughout the day in the obvious ways, like the beauty of His creation, especially when the weather's really good....a warm smile from someone who knows Him, and just the miracle of life each day. But it's those sweet little reminders that come out of nowhere that just really excite me, and make me realize, wow...God really is in the details of this very small life of mine.

It happened just this morning...I was going to get some coffee with my dad, and on the way there I was just silenting praying that I would trust God for my needs, and that I would have the patience to be patient....just really a quick, yet heartfelt pray of surrender.

So shortly after that, my dad and I sit down to wait for coffee and then the guy brings out our drinks in these two coffee mugs. I didn't think anything about it until my Dad pointed to the words on my mug and said, "Whit, look at that...that's pretty cool."

So I looked at it and read this:

"God knows exactly what you need, exactly when you need it.
It's because God knows there's a right time for everything,
and that some things are sweeter when they're slow in coming."


I almost couldn't believe what I was reading.....on a coffee mug of all things! God truly works in very interesting ways, I have discovered. He never ceases to amaze me with little reminders of His love for His daughter. I still smile as I think about it....
That He would continue to open my eyes of faith, and help me to seek Him above everything else that I can see.....knowing that He will provide....

Breath of Life

I love when the Lord reminds me of something important....something simple, but profound for everyday living. I was running yesterday at my favorite park, and the weather was surprisingly good, even in the middle of the afternoon. But as I was running down the path, like i've done probably fifty times before, just praying and enjoying the Lord's creation, He drew my attention to the trees constantly at my side. For the first time, in awhile, I thought about the importance of these trees...not only are they beautiful symbols of strength...but since they give off oxygen, they are source of life for us... without them, physical existence would be quite impossible...

I guess what I'm getting at is at that moment, I was immediatley reminded of what Christ said in John, that He has come that we "might have life and have it to the full." Yet the only way this happens is by walking with the source himself...

"I am the vine, you are the branches. If a a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit,
apart from me, you can do nothing."
John 15: 5

I like that last part, so straightforward.... "apart from me, you can do nothing."


Although a battle, my desire is that I would begin each day walking with the True of Source of Life....Christ. And although it's a mystery in many ways that my human mind can not begin to grasp, I feel like in that moment, the Lord reminded me that just as real as those trees were beside me, that Christ is with me, in every situation of my life, through the good days and the bad, through what I don't understand, and what I do...when I can't see the "big picture," and when I just need to be still, and stop thinking.... He's there, constantly offering His breathe of life to me....and oh, how refreshing that is....