Vancouver – Written Jan 29 9:18am Pacific Time.
I’m sitting in my terminal right now in Seattle, WA. I have just left Stephen at security. As I sit here, I reflect on the ways I saw God this weekend. It is often the most unexpected places and situations that help you to see God and this weekend was like that. In Vancouver, Stephen took the last day and a half to show me around and welcome me into his community there. I had a chance to see sights I had always wanted to see, like Squamish for example. I also saw God through people, amazing people.
In nature, like Squamish and Lighthouse Park, I had a chance to truly appreciate the beauty of God’s great creation. I had a chance to see into God’s adventurous side, with the cliff faces dropping hundreds of feet, with slippery rock, so beautiful to hike along, with the perfect crack climbs, slab and overhangs. God knew exactly what He was creating and how it would simply awaken hearts and challenge the abilities and nerve of the most adventurous athletes. God is a wild God. He takes pleasure in our adventure even more than we do. I love this part of God’s character because I know this adventurous spirit is so present in me.
I also saw God through Stephen. The hospitality, sense of community and incredible unconditional and pure love in a friendship manner that he showed me, revealed to me even more of God’s character. God loves to listen, to hear, to share and to encourage each of His children. Stephen’s words of encouragement and even the listening ear he gave spoke to me much of God’s patience and tender heart. Stephen’s incredible desire to honour and respect people really spoke to me of exactly how God wants us to be the best individual we are, honouring us in the unique way that He created us. It was not hard to see aspects of God’s loving character in a man so honouring, respectful, loving and caring as a man like Stephen. It is a beautiful thing to be with people who require nothing of you and expect nothing of you yet are willing to support you, honour you and serve you to the best of their ability. (It is also slightly difficult to accept, yet awesome at the same time.)
I love that we can so clearly see God in the everyday, in the every moment that we live. We can see Him in people, in possessions, in situations, in nature, in media. Every where we look there He is, blessings us with the things that make us tick, that make us who we truly are. What an awesome God we have.
He loves us as we are. Each part of us, He put it there. It serves a purpose and He loves it. He loves even your adventurous heart, you fiery passion, you protective nature, all the things that we can describe ourselves as. Our God is so passionately in love with you. You are His most beautiful peace of art.
In nature, like Squamish and Lighthouse Park, I had a chance to truly appreciate the beauty of God’s great creation. I had a chance to see into God’s adventurous side, with the cliff faces dropping hundreds of feet, with slippery rock, so beautiful to hike along, with the perfect crack climbs, slab and overhangs. God knew exactly what He was creating and how it would simply awaken hearts and challenge the abilities and nerve of the most adventurous athletes. God is a wild God. He takes pleasure in our adventure even more than we do. I love this part of God’s character because I know this adventurous spirit is so present in me.
I also saw God through Stephen. The hospitality, sense of community and incredible unconditional and pure love in a friendship manner that he showed me, revealed to me even more of God’s character. God loves to listen, to hear, to share and to encourage each of His children. Stephen’s words of encouragement and even the listening ear he gave spoke to me much of God’s patience and tender heart. Stephen’s incredible desire to honour and respect people really spoke to me of exactly how God wants us to be the best individual we are, honouring us in the unique way that He created us. It was not hard to see aspects of God’s loving character in a man so honouring, respectful, loving and caring as a man like Stephen. It is a beautiful thing to be with people who require nothing of you and expect nothing of you yet are willing to support you, honour you and serve you to the best of their ability. (It is also slightly difficult to accept, yet awesome at the same time.)
I love that we can so clearly see God in the everyday, in the every moment that we live. We can see Him in people, in possessions, in situations, in nature, in media. Every where we look there He is, blessings us with the things that make us tick, that make us who we truly are. What an awesome God we have.
He loves us as we are. Each part of us, He put it there. It serves a purpose and He loves it. He loves even your adventurous heart, you fiery passion, you protective nature, all the things that we can describe ourselves as. Our God is so passionately in love with you. You are His most beautiful peace of art.
posted by Kim McInerney | 3:47 AM
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