You know those mornings where you have to wake up really early and you don't think you could ever be in a happy mood all day until God does something to blind you with His brilliance and put a smile on your face?
Well this week we experienced just that. A couple days ago we were driving to the Peter Whitmer Farm for our shift early early EARLY in the morning. (did I mention it was early?) The east horizon was just starting to lighten as we pulled onto the road. As the sun rose, the temperature dropped. 8 degrees. 6 degrees. 3 degrees. 0 degrees. this is when we started taking pictures of the car dash board where the temp. registers.
-1. -3. -4. -6. -8
Both the temperature and my mood were in the negative. I don't like morning. I don't like the cold.
But God put something in my path to change my view.
As we drove I noticed a rainbow on each side of the rising sun and it was so amazingly brilliant. I had never seen that before.
A little while later we actually drove through the rainbow:)
(picture from searching "sun dogs" on Google images)
I felt so loved in that moment. God knew I was having a hard time that morning following Him and being Christlike. So he gave me my first glimpse at one of His phenomenons, sun dogs, to help me see that morning from His point of view.
If it hadn't been the crack of dawn we wouldn't have seen the rainbow around the sun.
If it hadn't been that cold we wouldn't have seen it either.
Sometimes life is hard. Sometimes we make it hard. And all the time God is trying to tell us that He loves us and gives us hard things so we can see the beauty in it.
"He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing
for a season to rejoice in his light." (John 5:35)
When I follow the Light of Jesus Christ I am happier. I'm definitely not trial-less. My life isn't perfect and rainbows and sun dogs all the time because I follow Jesus Christ.
But with Jesus Christ I can smile through the 8 below weather. I can climb up all my trials with His strength and help. I can overcome my flaws and imperfections and on this journey back to Him and Heavenly Father I can help other people come closer to Christ's light.
Mathew 5
14. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an
hill cannot be hid.
15. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a
bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the
house.
16. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see
your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Shine for Jesus Christ and your Heavenly Father and you will see His Light in your life.
It happened to me :)
Love,
Ryn
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