Day 19 of Beauty
Beauty in the storm.
Have you ever noticed the absolute awe inspiring gaze we tend to have during extreme weather or natural disasters? Some people risk their lives for a chance to view it, take a picture, or capture a video. When things that are beyond our control and understanding we can't help but notice the beauty in it. On top of the beauty of the actual event, there is the room for human kindness, selflessness, relationship, community, sacrifice, and perseverance.
I just wonder what our lives would look like if we would sit back and view the storm we're in with the same amount of awe and let God move through those set into our lives to display his love for us. Our human view sees horror and loss but I wonder what God sees.
I challenge you to identify a storm within your life and try to see the beauty that can be displayed through it. Who is showing kindness? Are opportunities for relationship and community arising out of it? What beautiful things are growing in you as a result?
Have you ever noticed the absolute awe inspiring gaze we tend to have during extreme weather or natural disasters? Some people risk their lives for a chance to view it, take a picture, or capture a video. When things that are beyond our control and understanding we can't help but notice the beauty in it. On top of the beauty of the actual event, there is the room for human kindness, selflessness, relationship, community, sacrifice, and perseverance.
I just wonder what our lives would look like if we would sit back and view the storm we're in with the same amount of awe and let God move through those set into our lives to display his love for us. Our human view sees horror and loss but I wonder what God sees.
I challenge you to identify a storm within your life and try to see the beauty that can be displayed through it. Who is showing kindness? Are opportunities for relationship and community arising out of it? What beautiful things are growing in you as a result?
Romans 5:3-5New Living Translation (NLT)
3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
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