Our Beautiful World...

If you've never heard the song by G.S. Megaphone called "Beautiful World" I highly suggest doing so. I can't play music on this blog so instead I'll write out the lyrics for you to read.... The song is such a great expression of the love the artist has for what God has done here for us...

"I'm lying in bed, but I can't sleep.
It's like I'm locked in this bed
On the greatest night you've made so far.

I take a walk outside beneath the stars,

And as I look all around me,

I remember how in love we are.

It's a beautiful world. What a great idea.

Your beautiful song is all I can hear.

I see the wind moving through the trees,

And it reminds me of how your spirit moves in me.

I lie in the grass, and stare at the sky,

And thought I've seen it a thousand times

It looks new tonight.

It's a beautiful world. What a great idea.

Your beautiful song is all I can hear.

Your beautiful colors surrounding me.

Your beautiful art is all I can see. It's a beautiful world.

Good night my prince. I'm going to try to rest.

Oh but here comes a sunrise too beautiful to miss."

After thinking about this song I decided to go through google and get some photos of our beautiful world... The true beauty that we take in everyday...

Now obviously if you live in Minnesota... you will indefinitely see things like this... this winter scene is just so peaceful... so beautiful.... so.... God. To think that He created this! To think that He created the snow to fall just so... the wind not to blow... just for our viewing pleasure... wow....

Have you ever looked at the moon and really thought about it? The other night Joel and I were driving and I was just amazed in looking at the moon. I thought about the fact that the moon is there... practically every night... but not many of us put true thought into what goes on. Sure we learn it in school... but who actually uses that stuff anyways? ;) As I was looking at the moon the other night I just really thought about how God set it up so that even in the evening... there would be light for us. He set the moon and sun up just so the sun would reflect off the moon. That just floors me... Christ said there is no dark where light is... and I think its pretty cool He used the moon as an example we look past everyday... something that seems so simple and ordinary to us is really way way WAY more complicated than we ever choose to think! God is so neat.

These flowers just make me smile. First because my mom's favorite color is lavender... so she first pops into my mind when I see them. And second because in their pure simplicity.... they're so beautiful! And whats even better is the more there are... the more beautiful of a scene it creates. Do you think God was possibly showing us that when we come together with others... when we join hands with people.... when we have similar visions and dreams... that we create something breathtakingly beautiful?

Ah... the rainbow... something God placed on this earth as a reminder of the promise He made to Noah and all mankind. I think it goes so much deeper than that though. I think that a rainbow has so much more significance when you think of where it comes from... It comes from moisture in the air.... the sun reflecting off the the water droplets. Think about what this requires... Rain has fallen... the earth is now drying up from the light of the sun... and a beautiful rainbow appears. We may go through some very damp things in our life. Sometimes we may feel so "soaked" that we'll never dry and there is no real chance of anything looking on the upside... then all the sudden... the rain slows... the sun comes out... and a rainbow appears. Its like a sign from God saying "Look! I know what you've been through seems crappy... but I've got a plan... I'm bringing you out of this! And I'm using what you've been through to make something beautiful!"

Oh do I look forward to the day when I can see something like this first hand... We in Minnesota definitely don't have the privilege of viewing this on a daily basis! Seems so right though... the life that surrounds the water. The fresh green... the colors so vibrant. Kinda like when we hang out by the Living Water... We thrive! We are vibrant in color and health! We dwell in the place with Him... and our fruit shows it!

The sunrise... There is truly nothing to describe a sunrise. I guess I so often see it as God getting out His canvas every morning and saying... "Alright... this one is just for you... and its more beautiful than the last.... I've been working on my strokes." Every morning the sky is painted with hues of pink and yellow... orange and purple... a little more of some and less of others... but always vibrant and beautiful. I think in a way it shows us that our lives are never to be the same thing day after day... but instead the hues will change... there may be more of this in our lives and less of that. But there is still a sunrise... still a day that is dawning... and we get to live it for Him.

This blog was really such a mixture of so many different things! But I love the song and I needed pictures to go with it... Here is a music video of this song... I highly suggest watching it and thinking about all God has done... GS Megaphone - Beautiful World

Til next time!