God is in the details

Cowslips on the Common

I know I have been doing far too much lately and have totally over-committed myself in all areas of my life which means that God gets less and less of my time and attention. It's funny how the most important thing is your life is pushed to the back when, really, all the focus should be on Him and the rest fade into insignificance. With a four day weekend coming up I was determined to spend time with my Father and let everything else take care of itself for a while.

Today is Good Friday and I went to the morning service at Ebley Chapel. The service was short but very poignant and I felt myself getting drawn back into the presence of the Lord. His grace and mercy are so great that whenever you are ready to turn back He is there with open arms waiting for you - how amazing is that?!

Wild Orchids - the colour
 of Jesus' robe

Most of the afternoon I spent sitting in the garden, enjoying the sunshine and chatting with God (well, to be honest, I talked, He listened - He's very good at that!). Later on I took the dogs for a walk up on Selsley Common and was thrilled to find that, not only were there myriads of Cowslips out in blossom, the wild Orchids were beginning to poke their heads up into the sun. The purple petals a reminder of that robe that Jesus was made to wear when He was cruelly tormented by the soldiers before His crucifixion. 

At the Bible study I go to in Cirencester we have been studying Romans and today it has come into my mind those verses in Romans 1:18-20 

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

Glorious sunshine

It was a glorious day today with warm sunshine, trees full of blossom and the promise of summer to come. Those simple, yet beautiful, wild flowers up on Selsley Common made me really understand what was  being said in those verses in Romans - with the beauty and magnificence of nature and the world around us NO ONE has any excuse not to believe in God who created them even if they have never heard the Gospel. 

After spending time today with God and enjoying His creation I feel the most relaxed I have been for many weeks. I still have mountains of work and tasks to do but they somehow seem less important now. I must remember that, no matter how busy I am, I only have to glance at the leaves on the trees, the daisies in the lawn or the clouds in the sky to know that God is right there beside me, willing to carry my load. It's incredible that He who is so unbelievably huge and awesome can use the simplest of things to touch our hearts and remind us of Him. Thank you, Almighty God.