Oh the beauty of snow...

Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth..."

Today as round 2 of the snow came and after I was through shoveling our driveway, I was able to enjoy the moment of making a snow angel and looking at God's beautiful creation, part of earth...which is also our front yard. :) Anyway, I've always found something peaceful and pure about the snow. Even growing up with lots of snow for ridiculous amounts of time, I was still always drawn to it. I loved snow days! So it got me thinking today. What is so captivating about the snow? How did God create such a complex thing? You know not 2 snowflakes are alike?! Ever! That's insane! Only a work of God!! Also, I think there is a stillness, a quiet, a peace, a pureness, and a feeling of rest that comes with snow. Not all the stress and chaos it seems to give drivers and others. I feel like the snow and the feeling it gives me is comparable to that of Christ. Christ is meant to fill my heart with stillness, quiet, pureness, and peace in my soul. Christ is not meant to fill my heart with stress and hectic chaos. And when we live our life the way we do with snow, cautious yet adventurous, an enhanced sense for our surroundings and not the mundane routine of daily schedules, we are more aware of the work Christ is doing in our lives and around us. It has challenged me to take life moment by moment, seeking Christ in all my surroundings and not letting the hectic chaos disrupt my heart.

Part 2 of this thought is the idea of snow. A friend was telling me yesterday about reading the WHOLE Bible in 90 days. My first thoughts were "how can you even study or "get anything" out of the Word if you read the whole Bible in 90 days?"His reaction was about Noah. Noah had NEVER even seen water come from the sky, aka Rain. Yet, when God told Noah to build and arc, because it would rain, and rain a lot, he did it. He was obedient. But just think, he had NEVER seen rain. To go from absolutely NO rain, only water coming from the ground, to having a flood, that's just crazy! Then to think now, we not only have rain, but we have several different types of precipitation come from the sky in the form of rain, acid rain, sleet, hail, snow, etc. Yet at one point, there was nothing coming from the sky! I still can't fathom how great our God is! And to orchestrate the beauty and complexity of snow, I just don't understand when you look at nature how people can't believe, it's just crazy!

So the overall theme of todays rant is the beauty of snow! The calmness it has brought to my heart and my life. I will forever be drawn to the beauty of snow and now it serves as a constant reminder to slow down and enjoy life. Enjoy the quiet moments, enjoy the busy moments. Enjoy the purest of moments and enjoy the adventurous moments. Just enjoy Jesus in my life and be filled with joy! :)