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Well, I've tried writing about this Christmas season 3 different times now, and to no avail. I simply cannot sum up what I want to say in a single blog post. Plus, I am having difficulty keeping myself focused on one thing long enough to finish it before I flit to the next thing. *Sigh* I will eventually conquer this. In the meantime, please bear with me and don't stop checking in on me. I promise you will be rewarded. :)

Wintry Reflections

I'm sitting on my couch watching the snow fall outside. It's beautiful. The large flakes are blanketing the landscape in a quiet beauty that only snowfall can accomplish. The snow that has fallen on the ground is accumulating into large piles of white crystals resembling piles of tiny sparkling diamonds. So gorgeous, so amazing. It's incredible to realize that each one the billions of snowflakes lying outside my window is unique. How amazing is God! I love still, quiet mornings like this, when I have time to sit and reflect on the wonders around me, to soak in all the spectacular beauty that God has placed in this world. Honestly, there are no words that can properly sum up what I see and feel. I'm not sure why I keep trying to use my feeble language to describe something as magnificent and beyond comprehension as the creative power of God. Still, the awesomeness of it all fills my heart to such a point, that I can't help but try. I think this must be what the author of the song "How Great Thou Art" experienced as he penned the words, "Then sings my soul, My Saviour, God to Thee, How great Thou art!" I don't know if my soul is any better at expressing to my Saviour how in awe of Him I truly am than my physical attempts at doing so, but somehow, I think it is. I like to believe that my soul can commune with the Lord in a way that is unhindered by the boundaries and shortcomings of my physical body because my soul has been renewed by the saving life of Christ in me. Whatever the case may be, I do know that whenever I stop and take the time to see God in the things around me - His creation, my circumstances, the many wonderful things in my life - I am overcome with a deep sense of gratitude and wonder at Who God is and what He has done. I may not be able to sum that up accurately in words or expressions, but I know that the Lord sees my heart, and the message has gotten through to the One it was intended for.