Beautiful Handwriting
“Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting.” ”
My devotional today was about beauty. It's been a wonderful series so far. Available on three youversion bible app it's called “Choosing Gratitude” by Amy Seiffert.
Beauty is something Sally Clarkson explains as something God puts a desire for within us. And when you look at his amazing creation that makes sense.
Beauty is something I crave. Do you? This craving was something that took me a long time to recognize. Before I thought that when I wanted candles and flowers it was because I was fancy. When I wanted tablecloths and a gorgeously set table it was because I was fussy. My desire for beauty is deep set and it God-ordained because I long for beauty in life.
The beauty that God has placed all around us.
While I am the first to admit that I often times rush through the day, unwilling to pause to see what is around me, I certainly have noticed the benefits of the times when I stop to quite literally smell the roses.
Beauty is all around us friends. Whether it’s the first of the lilac blooms beginning to open, the sight of a cute kitty asleep on a rainy day, or even children learning quietly like they should. All of these things spark joy, speak beauty, and show God’s love for us.
If you have been in a funk lately, a great place to start is to simply find beauty.
A couple of months ago I noticed that my gratitude level was at an all time low. I felt that I just couldn’t summon anything to be thankful for. I know that is horrible but Nick and I had been fighting constantly, I felt over worked and under appreciated and it was just really hard to feel thankful. Rather than force myself to be thankful about things I really wasn’t feeling I instead decided to start looking for beauty around me.
A candle here, a flower there, a nice gesture, good test results back from the doctor…I began to see all things as beauty which led me to see the gifts of God around me, which led me naturally to gratitude.
For me it is still very much a work in progress. I still find myself grumbling or whining to myself about having to do things I don’t want to do or being in a difficult place in my marriage that I feel is unfair. And when I catch myself behaving like a child I start back at the beginning of my gratitude cycle of finding beauty.
And in beauty I find Gods love and all the ways He shows me His love.
Do you look for beauty in your every day life? Do you struggle with gratitude sometimes?
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