Revealing the Heart

Bottling His Beauty If I could only bottle the beauty of the heart of God!  It would hold every beautiful picture He has allowed me to take.  His hand and heart work together.  As I walk along the beach, he reminds me that it is He who calms the waters.  As I see the water hit against the rock,  again his whisper is like the wisp of wind, gentle to the skin.... I am your refuge and your rock, a very present help in trouble.  As I take a picture of the meadows, he reminds me that He can take the desert and make it bloom.  As I press my finger against the shutter to capture the magnificent beautiful Orchids, again He whispers with a still, small voice, I have taken your ashes and given you beauty!  He takes our tears, our torment, our tender hearts and turns them to lovely.  His lovely presents can be seen in everything.  His fragrance can saturate the soul! We walked through the orchid green house, each orchid more beautiful than the next.  She gently brought the plant closer

Hope We receive hope through the free gift of grace.  So light and delicate is grace as the peddles of a flower.  Just as our burdens become when we focus on the light of His word.  When we sit at the feet of Jesus our struggles becomes lighter!  Spending time with the Savior is a free gift, just as the fragrance that comes from the flower. God who is so rich in mercy, for his great love is how he loves us.  Because even when we were dead in sins, he quickened us, brought us out of it and joins us together with Christ. (by grace our we saved).   Raising us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.  The flower above makes me think of heavenly places, a place of hope, a place filled with mercy and grace.  As time goes by we can see His exceeding riches of his grace and kindness toward us through Christ Jesus!  Our salvation is a sweet heavenly fragrance from above that permeates our heart when we only believe!  Ephesians 2

Contentment!  On a little vacation and I am able to wake up to this!  A beautiful light pink hue across the horizon.  I was reading a devotional by Max Lucado.  He said no one is ever satisfied.  As soon as we are on our way home we are planning another trip!  I had to laugh because that was exactly what we were doing, planning another trip.  God is good in all things and a master artist for sure!  There isn't anything more beautiful than what is created by His hand.  He tells us not to worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything you need, always giving thanks!  And God's peace, which is so great, will keep your hearts and minds on Him!