My list includes grocery shopping in the "big city" an hour away in one direction and picking up the meat we had processed in the little town 15 minutes away in the other direction.....and all of this with the kids in tow. Plus, I want to stay on top of my usual Monday tasks.
One short little paragraph, just a few words, adds up to a big day for this mom.
But I will not be so short-sighted as to miss God's winks today.
Winks?
Yesterday in church, our worship director shared a short devotional written by the president of Youth for Christ. I tried to find the actual devotion online but couldn't. I am assuming it could be found in THIS BOOK that has this great description:
FRAGMENTS Pieces of everyday life. The seemingly mundane and normal. But....what if you viewed the fragments of life with a divine perspective? You would be amazed to discover how God uses moments throughout your day to encourage, challenge, teach, and draw you closer to Himself.
In this book, you'll find yourself inspired by Dan's ability to connect The Almighty and His divine plan with the fragmented occurences of life. Work, marriage, family, and play all provide a unique perspective on life and relationship to God. Dan's honest reflections and confessions will challenge you to see how God is already at work in your life.
Anyway, the simple devotion talked about how this busy president would catch his wife's eye across a room during a gathering. Their eyes would hold for a second and she would wink, telling him without words that she was holding him in her heart. In a similar way during hectic days, he learned to notice God's "winks" at him - wordless moments in the day where he knew God was expressing His love. A brilliant sunset, a baby's innocent stare at the grocery store - just little things that this man learned to see as evidence of God's love for him.
This is not deep theology here, nothing earth-shattering here.....although God's love for us did nearly shatter the earth when Jesus hung on the cross, took his last breath, and the earth shook, tearing the veil to the Holy of Holies in half, allowing us all to experience the presence of God. (Matt 27:50-51)
God's love for us is bigger than we can fully grasp, being ultimately displayed in His Son dying the worst of deaths for us. Yet God is also intimately personal, expressing His love in a million little ways every day.
I'm on a journey to find just 1000 of those things.
So I'm counting a few of His winks today:
#201. a family walk on a springy Sunday afternoon ("springy" being used in it loosest sense here)
#202. watching the joy of tots throwing rocks in ditch water
#203. much less snow that a week ago!
#204. a cooler week to slow the melt down and reduce/prevent flooding
#205. mud!
#206. grass starting to peek through the snow!
2 comments:
Good reminders Cassie! Once again, it is the little things that matter. I am sure it was a big day toting your tots around. I get tired just thinking about your day carrying groceries and frozen meat. Ugh! I bet you are exhausted. Thanks for sharing!
God's winks - I love that! It's important not to miss the little moments of beauty and blessings. Hope you got all your Mondays tasks mostly complete and still had time to enjoy the day.
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