4.09.2009

a BEAUTIFUL reminder.

I think like most people I sometimes fail to recognize the beauty all around me, ALL THE TIME. It just happens as the pace of life picks up. We forget to stop and smell the roses and look up at that great big beautiful blue sky. It makes me sad when I realize how blind and ignorant I can be sometimes to the creation surrounding me, begging me to notice it's lush greens, and vibrant pinks and blues and reds and yellows.
This all stemmed from a rather hectic day I had yesterday. So rushing through classes, a meeting etc. the day was finished off by a stressful rush to the airport to catch my flight home for Easter break. I am an anxious traveler, so when I am running even a little bit late my stress level rises. However once I check my baggage and head for security I know that I can start relaxing because I won't miss my flight, and everything will be fine. Life made other plans for me. I would not stop beeping as I went through the metal detector, and there was no viable reason for it. SOOOO, I got patted down by a TSA officer after being told to stand in the clear box (which made alarms/lights go off) and well it just was not fun to say the least. They could not find anything suspicious on me (duh!) so they finally let me go. A little shaken up I basically reverted in auto-mode until I got on the plane to head home to Arizona.
Luckily, God had some hidden blessings waiting for me. I flew for the first time last school year so I have flown a good 10 times at least, but yesterday was the first time I had flown through clouds, and gotten to see a sunset from within the sunset itself. It was spectacular. A clear indicator from God that I really was going to be ok in life. No matter what he is there, and he will continue to be gracious and merciful when I need him to clear my vision and allow me to see what I had been missing all along.
God can use the most stressful of situations to show his mighty power and love. Thank heavens that I am loved so much in my time of need! :~) He has always got my back!

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