Night lights...

It was a busy evening.  Dishes needed to be washed or placed in the dishwasher.  Clean laundry was waiting to be folded. Floors needed swept.  Yet when Micah told me he was going outside, I decided to leave the chores behind and join him.  After checking on our new shrub beds, we observed the beautiful sky.  We saw Venus, Jupiter, stars and other fascinating details.  Suddenly, all my chores seemed so trivial compared to the vast handiwork of God!

I began thinking.  Much too often, I become so focused on what is around me that I forget Who is with me.  I become so involved in the trivial details that I lose sight of what...and Who...are most important.  I become so burdened with the cares and circumstances of today, that I lose sight of The One Whose Presence covers yesterday, today and tomorrow!  Simply expressed, I spend less time looking to Him than I do looking around me.  

As the starry sky covered the still landscape around us, I was reminded of His amazing love that covers us each moment.  He is always with us.  Even in the darkest hours, His light never ceases to shine.  I am amazed.  I am grateful.  I am loved by the One Who created the moon, stars, sun and planets. I am never alone.  May I remember to look up to Him always.<3~thl