Good Morning Papa,
I think someone forgot to turn off the sprinklers up there!
When I was a little girl I used to think snow often looked like down being shaken from the angels wings…
Tornadoes were Gods vacuum cleaner that didn’t get turned off!
Clouds were giant cotton balls I dreamt of playing and bouncing on!
If you look close enough many flowers have faces and will smile back if you gaze at them long enough. The pappus head of the dandelion sends tiny wishes out to the cosmos when blowed upon.
Fairies and Leprechauns enchant the redwoods and hide amongst the moss.
I find it sad as we pass from childhood to adulthood some of the fantasy and whimsy leaves us and we are left with the cold black and white facts of life!
If I can’t see it, smell it or touch it then it isn’t real! I can’t touch sound but it’s there. I can’t see the internet but it’s there. I can’t smell actual air but it’s there. Sound reaches me though, the internet touches me and I can smell scents within the air!
I can’t see God. I can’t physically touch Jesus (yet) nor can I materialize the Holy Spirit. But I can see the works of my Father Gods’ hands every day. I can feel the warmth and love from Jesus every moment and I can hear the voice of the Holy Spirit as he prompts and leads.
Matthew 18:3 tells us that unless we are converted and become like children, that we will not enter the kingdom! Are we to regress and become infantile? No!
We are to live our lives in wonder, belief, and faith! Just because we can’t see Him, touch Him, or Smell Him does not mean He isn’t with us. Doesn’t mean He isn’t real.
Often things might not make sense and maybe they aren’t supposed to at the moment, that’s when childlike trust and faith is required. Put your logical mind to rest and let God restore the vision of your world. The world he has planned for you.
Father God, help us to believe like children, to allow ourselves to smile back at the flower or say hello to the hummingbird that’s floating right before our face. To simply slow down long enough to smell the flowers or take a walk in the rain breathing in your clean refreshed air. Help us, Lord to slow down long enough to look up and say hello!
Thank you for always being by our sides, even when we don’t realize you are there. In your love and name Lord Jesus, I pray with humbleness for all you are. Amen
I hope you can let your inner you come out and play this weekend. Grab a grandbaby, a niece, or a nephew, shock your babies and put your rubber boots on and go splash in the puddles…its a blast! Thank you for joining me on this cold wet and grey day. May you be filled with his loving warmth and may laughter fill your air. 🥰
Sunshine On My Shoulder 