The Sand Of The Sea

Psalm 139:18(MSG)

I couldn't even begin to count them-any more than I could count the sand of the sea. Oh, let me rise in the morning and live always with you!



Sand Castle after the storm.

Walking on the beach early this morning, I caught this image of what must have been an incredible sand castle before the waves from last night's storm got a hold of it.  Thinking about the grains of sand in that one creation alone gives a whole new meaning to today's verse. 

I really can't count all of God's thoughts or even understand them completely for that matter....but I don't need to know them all.  All I have to do is get out of bed every morning and choose to live with Him!  As the verse says:  "....let me live always with You!"  While walking with Him and becoming more aware of His presence, He will teach me what He needs me to know. 

I have a big part to play, though, that's for sure.  I have to stick with Him by reading and studying His word,  showing up at His house, hanging out with His people, compassionately serving those in need, and sharing His love!  What a great privilege to be a child of God!! 

God's Beautiful Thoughts

Psalm 139:17(MSG)
Your thoughts - how rare, how beautiful! God, I'll never comprehend them!

Isn't that the truth?  God's thoughts being beautiful and me never understanding them, that is!  It's another gorgeous day at the beach.  Enjoying the majesty of the ocean and doing a lot of thinking.  Thankful for time away.  Also grateful to my friend who just happened to need a house with a big back yard to corral her four large dogs in while we were gone.  She is "house sitting" while we are "sand sitting".  Humor...

Thanking God today for His love, goodness, faithfulness, and wisdom....

My Life Spread Out Before You

Proverbs 139:16(MSG)

Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth;
all the stages of my life were spread out before You,

The End Of The Rainbow

There it is...the end of the rainbow... spread out before me like a beautiful splash of color painted across the water.  I caught this yesterday after a storm had blown over.  Isn't it incredible?!  I was too lazy at that point in the day to climb down the stairs and venture out into the wind to capture it clearly, so you are looking through screen from the back deck where we are staying....but you can still get the idea of the beauty of it.  I wish now that I would have made myself walk down and get a better shot.  Oh well.  Maybe next time.

We are at the beach this week.  Not sure how much writing I will do, but thought I would post a picture here and there to share the beauty.  It's wonderful to think about how the Lord watches over every stage of our life.  I find great security in that.

Lord,
Thank you for the Your love and watchful eyes over every season in our lives.  Teach me to be aware of Your presence.
Amen