During Spring Break I went somewhere that for most people is a spot to vacation. A place of beautiful beaches, a clear blue ocean, palm trees, awesome food, shopping, music and warmth. This place was an island in the Bahamas, Nassau, the capital. Instead of going there to vacation, a group of friends and I from my campus ministry at school (Christ Ambassadors) went to tell people about Jesus. This was going to be my 6th mission trip, however, I had no idea what to expect. So far, they had all been different and as far as I was concerned, anything could happen!
Friday March 19
I was in awe from the time we began flying over the Caribbean until probably the time we left. God never stopped showing me how beautiful and creative he is! After we landed, we had mostly a day of getting settled in and getting acquainted with the members of Life Changers International, the church we went down to Nassau to help. That night I had some of the best food I'd eat all week and some awesome time of fellowship. All the children were such sweet kids! We played a bunch of games with them and later that night we literally spent hours jumping/dancing around. It was the best transition into the awesome things the Lord had in store for us over the rest of the week!
Saturday March 20
There is absolutely nothing like spending time with Jesus in the morning on the beach! Absolutely nothing. And as I sat there, listening to the waves of the ocean crash around me I thought to myself how beautiful God is.
You know what else he is? Intricate. Bet you never thought of calling him that! But he is! I was tossing back and forth a piece of coral or some sort of rock, and it had a bunch of holes in it. It looked like it had been woven together. And as I just sat there staring at it...suddenly the word intricate came to mind. The definition of intricate is elaborate, having many complex arrangements and fine details. Doesn't that just define our God!?!
Think...beautiful dress, like a ball gown. With a bunch of different beading and designs and lace and fabric and pretty jewels. Intricate. Like our God.
He knows all of us, and individually planned out every aspect of our lives and who we are and what we look like. He doesn't do anything half heartily, nor does he ever do something because he "has" to. No, everything he does has a specific purpose. He's a God of detail. He doesn't ever leave anything out. Everything is perfect and the way it's supposed to be. There is more depth to things that take place than what meets the eye. There's more reason for things happening than our small minds could ever wrap itself around. You can see how intricate He is simply by looking out your window at the different plants, trees and animals. Not only that but people! Look at the colors of his creation! Anywhere from our antibodies and platelets in our bloodstream, to the freckles on our faces. In the Bahamas there was too many shades of blue to count in the ocean, all fading into one another. And it doesn't stop there! Our lives are filled with intricacy and complexity! God works out every little small detail in our lives and fills it with wonderful things! He himself is intricate! The magnificence of God is so vast that no one can fathom how mighty and awesome He truly is.
Who would have thought that God would have spoken to my heart just simply by me looking at one piece of coral? Who would have thought that same piece of coral would get me so excited about God?
He would.
And He did.
Because he's intricate.
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ReplyDelete"In the Bahamas there was too many shades of blue to count in the ocean, all fading into one another."
ReplyDeleteNever thought about it this way. I am very detailed in only specific areas of my life (work, photography, observing people's mannerisms or personalities) but when it comes to stories or schedules, I could care less. I think we all are intricate in certain areas of our lives and other things seem to fade...but you're right. God is intricate but in every area, thankfully. Good thoughts Kerry.