In Awe

Whew, it's been a while. Today I got back from spending about two weeks in West End. I'm not quite home yet... just making a stop in Jacksonville to spend a few days with some of the most awesome people I've ever met.

The rides on the boat were awesome. Some people didn't enjoy the first trip out to the island that much, but the other three rides were fairly smooth, relaxing, and good.

Last night, being the last night I would have in the Bahamas for a while, I drove out to the point. The point, I think, is the western-most point of the Bahamas and, beyond the point, is ocean until you reach Palm Beach. I got there just a little before sunset. I was discouraged. Frustrated. Disheartened. Angry with mosquitos. I wasn't feeling God like I had the week before. I wasn't rejoiceful inside... rather, I was tired, worn-out. Not physically... I'm often tired physically because sleep is just way too over-rated. Worn out spiritually... in a valley and not on a mountain top.

I drove out there just trying to get away. Sitting on a rock with waves spashing beneath me, I just stared into the horizon. Focusing on where the water meets sky. Dreaming. Breathing. Calming.

The colors were incredible... blue, red, orange, yellow, purple, aqua, fuscia, white. The sounds of waves filled my ears. The wind surrounded me. The rock supported me. It was there... I was there... God was there.

In the sunset, in the waves, in the rocks, in the sand, in the clouds, the skys. God was there.

Over the past few years, I have used the word 'awesome' more and more. Have I been doing this out of reason? Yes. The word 'awesome' means 'in awe'. And it is that very thing that I have grown to become more and more. When you begin to open your eyes, you see God working in so many ways. God is all around you -- in everything.

Because of this, I am in awe. In almost constant awe. My tiny brain can't comprehend God's greatness, vastness, or beauty, so the closest thing I can be is in wonderous awe. Last night I was there... I found it. I was in awe. I still am, and hope and pray that I will be now and forever.

God is awesome... and so much more. God bless you; and may you, too, be in awe. <><