The Beauty of the Lord

This week has been an interesting one. Tuesday was the roughest day for me, and when I have days like that I tend to just wallow. But I remember after days like that how ridiculously selfish that way of thinking and feeling really is. It is not about me at all . . . it is only about Christ. Days like that are given to me to test me, to see where my faith really is, and when I choose to wallow, I am not choosing faith in God, I am choosing faith in myself and that won't do me any good at all, for I am weak and sinful, and cannot do anything without God's help and strength. Yesterday was one of the most beautiful days ever, I guess in a way it made up for Tuesday. I got to spend the day with one of my best friends, Grace, and we played on the playground, made my belated hello kitty birthday cake (why yes, we do act like we're 7 year olds quite frequently), and had a Starbucks date. Then I got to see my 8 year-olds I teach in ballet to get recital pictures taken in their beautiful gold sparkly tutus, and church was amazing. We sang "All my Fountains" by Chris Tomlin, one of my favorite songs from Passion 2011, which just reminds me that nothing good comes from me alone, it all comes from Christ and that all my joy and happiness spring from the well of life which is God.  Here's a video one of my friends posted on facebook yesterday, I thought I'd share.
-taye

http://vimeo.com/22439234

Click on the link to watch the video, but while you watch it, think about the Creator, God, who made all of this beauty of nature so that we might see just a glimpse of His indescribable beauty.