Great sharing everyone! .... I love the song "I Can Only Imagine" but I must admit imagination is not something I do well. I am just too practical of a gal I guess. I grew up in a very controlling family with a very demanding father. Compile that with the fact I came to know the Lord in a fire and brimstone preaching church and I was destined to have a skewed image of God. If I were to be honest, to think of being in the presence of God brought about a sense of fear rather than joy. I certainly don't desire to be afraid when I approach Him in prayer, but at the same time I don't desire to be so lack-a-dazical that I do not give the proper respect due either. It is a challenge for me, to say the least. But all hope is not lost. When I read crazy love for the first time; it helped me to put the creator into perspective as I began to look more closely at His creation. Oh, I admired sunsets and sunrises, the power of the ocean etc. But I never really took a look at the world from a creation standpoint, or from the creator point-of-view. Like any great work of art we discover the character of the artist through his work; his creation. When I walk our world, when I walk the neighborhood, when I look into the eyes of those He created, when I think about the human body and how it functions, and when I see and experience true genuine love and caring; it is then I begin to really grasp God! And, as Trish so poignantly pointed out, I am one of God’s creations. By looking at, and learning more about, God through His creation I personally have become, less fearful of being in His presence. The nature, the earth, the creation I experience is made by a God that loves, comforts, provides, etc., He feeds all of my needs, and feeds all of my senses; He wants nothing but my best.
Please take a moment to share on the blog site how this week's lesson on God the Creator changed your way of thinking, an activity or action that you will try to do more often as a result, or whatever God has laid on your heart as a result of week one!
Falling Crazy in Love with God
Sandra
If you have not already done so, read chapter two and be ready to discuss your discoveries, insights etc.
Sorry for the slow response time. Not my greatest week, still dealing with some medical issues and that slows me down sometimes. But as always God picks me up and gets me going again. Yes, His creation....I sat here one morning looking out my french doors and watched as a hummingbird came up to sip the nectar from a hibiscus plant that sits near the door. I was amazed to watch it as it went to each bloom, not missing one, and how gently it hovered over the blooms. And once it was all done it quickly fluttered off. God created that little bird who can fly so quickly. As I sit and watch those little things I do realize what a big and mighty God we have. And if He so delicately created that little hummingbird, I am humbled to think of how delicately He also created me. It is hard to imagine that He selected each one of us individually and created us in His perfect image. I do believe I need to take more time to see His world and really see Him in all that He has created. From those hummingbirds to the crashes of the ocean, they are all of Him.
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Great sharing Sonya.... To begin to grasp God through His creation is simply incredible. It has given me new "God" eyes, if you will. It is slowly changing my heart and deepening my love for Him in all aspects.
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