Life Expressions by Lifesong

Does God’s creation have you in Awe?

This Sunday we started a new book called Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God by Francis Chan.  Wow just the first chapter really got me looking closer at everything in life and seeing God in it.  In nature I cannot understand how people can’t see that there is a God its so amazing the beauty, intricacy of details, what animals were created to do just by instinct, how even our goose bumps have a function.  Do we look at the amazing things God has created….things he does and really put “who he is” in perspective everyday…or do we just try to put him in a box of what we want him to be.  God told Moses “I am who I am”  we need to learn more everyday who he is so that we can base the faith we have in Christ Jesus on that not from our own perspective of who we think he is.

Sunday was such an emotional day for me as I was excited at the “new thing” I learned and the possibilities of  how it was going to change my life.  I went over the chapter again at home and went to the site the book recommended and listened as I recommend to you today.  Monday came and I tried to reproduce that emotional excitement.  First I went online looking at pictures of nature and anything else that I felt would inspire me.  This continued all day long, but I didn’t have the emotions like the day before and I spoke later with my husband about it.  Well as it happens many times, just speaking out loud I had my own answers.  ”Faith is not a feeling” really look at that….say it a few times…”Faith is NOT a feeling”.  I had heard that many times  in my life and then about 2 years ago the light went on and I really heard what I read.  No matter how I am feeling it doesn’t mean I don’t have faith.  In the process of grieving we need to go through anger, denial, bargaining, depression, acceptance during this time it doesn’t mean our faith has wavered.  We can even be angry at God and it doesn’t mean our faith is suddenly lost.  Now mind you a constant moving away from God, his Word and teachings we can lose faith, but another great thing I learned is that we can’t lose our salvation.  There is nothing we do to gain our salvation, as its a gift of grace from God and there is nothing we can do to lose it either…what a peaceful encouragement huh?

So keep in mind being in Awe of God doesn’t always mean that you are going to be filled with such emotions.  There may be times but don’t always expect it.  If you get this book and it changes your life I would love to get word from you.  Comment this entry or send me something private get info on my contact page there is a link at the top.