Love this simple truth when we’re struggling with our self image and such a good reminder of how God sees us, when we’re caught in feeling inadequate or underwhelming in society’s eyes. We are “fearfully and wonderfully made.” Listen in on “You are Beautiful” radio blog.
On my walk this morning I was challenged as God put an old song in my head:
God will make a way
Where there seems to be no way
He works in ways we cannot see
He will make a way for meHe will be my guide
Hold me closely to His side
With love and strength for each new day
He will make a way, He will make a wayLyrics from God Will Make A Way
And I was challenged with the question of, “Do I really believe that? Am I living and trusting God in a way that my actions equal my belief?”
I was to scream, “Yes!” but in reality, it’s much easier said than done. But I can and I will and I do believe it. So now, all that’s left to do, is trust!
Are you living in a way that your actions are matching your belief and what you say or think to be true, but are you living in that belief when push comes to shove? Or are you still doing whatever you can, and scheming and planning, to make sure you’re still the one in control.
Tough questions. But I’d love you to join me in putting our faith into action and trusting that the God who gave us these dreams and desires will make them come to fruition as He sees fit, if we trust that he loves us enough to honor his word and promises.
And He never fails.
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A beautiful fire rainbow appeared over the South Carolina sky this past week, on Sunday August 16, 2015. What a beautiful reminder of God’s covenant with us, made with Noah after the great flood.
And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:
I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.
Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.”
Genesis 6:12-16
What a beautiful reminder that rainbows in the sky mean something. They’re not just pretty phenomena created by light passing through droplets of water.
Science can explain away whatever they want, but they are a sign that God is living and breathing and watching over us and communicating to us that He loves us and He keeps his promises…..and in turn, we should keep ours.
And isn’t it fitting that the fire rainbow in the image looks like a dove? The symbol of life after the flood?! That is such beautiful symbolism. Does it look like a dove to anyone else? That is the first thing I saw when I saw these images coming in from this past Sunday.
“When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth.”
Genesis 8:11
My final thoughts after seeing the dove-shaped fire rainbow. If you grew up in the church like I did, you’ve learned your fair share of hymns. There are some really great oldies that just warm my heart. And when I saw this image, this one came to mind.
Published in 1862 in the Atlantic Monthly, written by Julia Ward Howe.
Sing along if you know it…:)
“Glory glory, Hallelujah! His truth is marching on!”
For your listening pleasure, here’s a old-school rendition performed with a mixed quartet in 1908. Enjoy!
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