Oh the Wonder of it All…

Several years ago, a band called delirious wrote a song entitled deeper. As I sit not so high above the earth in a cracker jack box CRJ200 (airplane), I am reminded of the lyrics to this song.

Right now we are passing over a snow covered mountain range with blue skies on all sides. The view truly is breathtaking. Generally you don’t get to see views like this from an airplane, but since this plane is small it doesn’t cruse at the normal seven miles high. Anyway, back to the reason for this particular post, I’m reminded of the chorus of this song which goes:

“And the wonder of it all, is that I’m living just to fall more in love with you”
(or something to that effect)

As I stare out the window at the peaks and valleys, I can’t help but be moved. You see, staring out at creation is like seeing a picture of God. Like an artist’s painting, you can see him in the brush strokes of nature. Being married to an artist, I know this phenomena first hand. When I see one of my wife’s paintings, I see her passion, her heart right there on that canvas. It’s simply amazing. Every time I see a piece of her art, I love her that much more. I remember one time in particular when I came home, and she had painted a picture specifically for me. I was touched. The painting was a picture of something we experienced together while on vacation in Hawaii, and when I saw that amazing piece and realized that it was made specifically for me, I was touched…deeply.

So, as I look out over the earth from 2,000 feet above, I get to see a picture that God has painted. Honestly, I can’t help but feel just a little like He painted it just for me. Because of that, I’m touched. Because of that, I fell as though I’m more in love with Him today than I was yesterday. My God is an artisan, and he has painted all of us pictures in our lives. I hope when you see yours, you’ll be “living just to fall more in love with” Him too.