Today i did something that i have not done in a while. It was while i was sitting outside enjoying the beautiful weather and reading a good book that i stretched out on the bench of our picnic table and started watching the clouds.
From where i lay i observed a terrier dog being pursued by a dragon, a poodle with his nose stuck up in the air and the grimacing face of an old angry woman. Of course, the scene changed many times as the clouds formed and reformed many different times. The slightest breeze would blow and suddenly the cloud would take on a whole new look.
All of this did make for interesting viewing and such a neat way to pass the time on a lazy day, but it did make me think. Am i like a cloud and changing with the wind? Is my countenance so easily altered by my surroundings?
Yikes! The more i thought about these things the more i began to wonder. I would love to say that i am not swayed by the "winds" of others opinion of me, my circumstances or whatever winds may be blowing at the time. But the truth is i am too easily swayed by those winds instead of letting myself be formed by the hands of God.
The good news is God showed me this truth not to condemn me but to teach me and guide me. I love how He uses nature to remind me of His goodness and faithfulness toward all His creation! The more i see the more i want to know about this God who loves me so much and the more i know about Him the more secure i become in His hands.
So i will continue to watch the clouds whenever i get the chance and as i do i will be listening for that still small voice...
Thank You, Father, for Your wonderful, beautiful creation and all that it tells us about You.
