Do You See God?

Do you see God in your every day life? Do you see Him in nature? Do you see Him in the faces of your family? Do you see Him at church? Do you see Him?

Do you look for Him? Honestly look for Him?

Did you see Him in that load of laundry you just folded?
Did you see Him in that child you just hugged?
Did you see Him in the stack of dirty dishes?
Did you see Him in the pile of bills that never ends?

I see Him.

I see Him in the eyes of my husband when he kisses me good night - love.
I see Him in the faces of my boys when I read them a book - love.
I see Him in the falling snow.
I see Him in the mountain of toys in the basement.
I see Him in the crumbs on the floor in the kitchen.


Do you feel Him in your every day life? Do you feel Him in headache you have? Do you feel Him during the happy times? Do you feel Him during the low, sad times?

Did you feel Him when you cried last time?
Did you feel Him when you practiced charity towards your neighbor?
Did you feel Him while you read of the pain and suffering throughout the world?
Did you feel Him in the night when nothing else seemed to comfort you?

I feel Him.

I feel Him every time the baby kicks.
I feel Him when I cuddle one of my boys.
I feel Him when my heart is crying for Mark and my family.
I feel Him during the happy times.
I feel Him during the low, sad times - maybe even more so during those times.

It is true - God is everywhere! God is all around us in every little thing. He is the smile you see, the pain you feel, the love you share.

Do you see God? Do you feel God? Have you looked for Him today??

This Lent we are jumping on the band wagon that seems to dominate the blogs I frequently read. Have you heard of One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp? You should look into it. I haven't read the book or spent much time at the website, but I understand the need to see God in our every day lives.

This Lent we will start what I call our "Gratitude" books, may come up with a different name as time goes on. I bought a notebook for each of the boys, as well as one for Darren and one for myself. We will record the things that make us happy or we are grateful to God for. That might be something as short as "for life" or as long as a paragraph. The goal is to reach one thousand gifts or things we are grateful for. Every one of them will be a gift from God. A gift presented to us for our benefit. Even in the most painful times - there are always gifts.

SO...

Do you see God?
Do you feel God?
Do you look for God?

Did He give you a gift today? Did He give you many gifts today?

Write them down. Treasure them. Look back over them.

THANK HIM! LOVE HIM!!!!