Day 2: God is Everywhere

Something You Love About Yourself

I love a lot of things about myself. To pick just one, man! Just kidding, k?

I love my ability to see God in everything. I didn't always have that. I mean, I did, I just chose to ignore it I guess. I've finally opened myself up to Him, and as a result, I see Him in everything.

I think I have a strange relationship with God, though. I pray, but not the way most people seem to. A lot of them are more like conversations. I'm not crazy. I don't hear the voice of God in my head or anything, but I feel comforted knowing that He hears me.

I don't feel comfortable being all formal in my prayer like they are in church. I ask for guidance, forgiveness and answers in the same way I suppose, and I thank Him. I respect Him and I'm in awe of Him. I worship Him, and Him alone, but that formality just bothers me. Yes, He's my king of kings, my savior, my everything, but it's a personal relationship between me and Him. Formality is for strangers, and that's not how I see God.

Back to my point, I see God in little things like the leaves changing color or a silly thing like my cat pawing at me for attention. I see Him in the love that I have for the pain in the butt that she is. I see God in a laugh, a smile. I see Him in the bigger things like our decision to move here. I kept changing my mind, but then something small would happen, or someone would say something out of the blue that made me go back to thinking it was where we needed to be next.

I see God in my husband's love for me, and the love I have for my husband. Feeling so secure in that love, and understanding the love we have for each other helps me understand just a little bit better God's love for all of us. Through my husband's love and pure acceptance of me, I have a clearer picture of how God sees me. Within true love there is complete trust. Even in my imperfections there is redemption, grace, and reconciliation. I know my husband will not abandon me, as I know my God will not abandon me.

I know that I will never truly understand why God loves me so much that he would send His son to die for me, but as I get to know Him better, I better understand that love. I'm just so thankful to know Him, and to finally have my heart and eyes open to Him. I love that I see Him everywhere!