Now please keep in mind I am NOT a photographer like my sister and I was hanging out the side of my van window trying to take this picture because my GPS was blocking the view every time I took it from inside. But the view was amazing. (P.S.~my car was stopped)
I was in such a zone when I left my house because I had been reading this book that I would highly recommend to anyone. Down to the right of my blogs posts is my 'Blogs I follow and love' list. Bring the Rain is one of the very first blogs I ever read and it was suggested to me by my sister. I absolutely love Angie (the writer that I have never and probably won't ever meet) and the way she is so open with her Faith. She is actually what inspired me to write a blog myself. She has over 6,000 followers on her page and I thought...well, if she can do this so can I. She writes about her life experiences and her love for Christ...and people want to know more. She has a story to tell and others want to hear it...they NEED to hear it. If you haven't read her blog, you should start now. She is inspirational and hilarious all at the same time. She just recently released a book called I Will Carry You, that tells her story. You need to read this book. I am just a few chapters in and love it. I promise you won't be sorry. Okay...I am off roading here...back to the point. I had just put the book down to go to my sisters and my mind was wondering. Thoughts of Angie and her story...thoughts of Christ...and as I drove mindlessly across the neighborhood, I saw the beautiful sunset in front of me. My windshield was covered in raindrops that were in the way of my view, but I could still see it. I knew immediately that God was talking to me through the scenery. To the right (North) of me were some nasty looking storm clouds. To the south was lightning...cloud to ground. In front of me was this beautiful picture of clouds lifting up over the sunset. The clouds that threatened a storm were underlined by the beautiful sky. The sun had already set, but the glow was still there. You couldn't actually see it, but it reflected its light on the stormy clouds around it. I knew that I was being reminded that behind all of the clouds and lightening was God. We can't always see Him. But we see His light being reflected onto the storms in life by those who love Him. Those who want to share His love. And it is incredible.
I know what you must be thinking...really? You saw God's love in the clouds? I know because I was thinking...Are you talking to me God? I searched and searched for my camera that I just knew was in the car with me. Couldn't find it. So I whipped my car around to head home to grab it. I so badly wanted you all to see the clouds so you could understand what I was seeing. As I turned around, I saw it. To the East was a little bitty rainbow. Not a full rainbow, but a hint of one. I knew at that moment that God was speaking to me. He was saying...yes Amy...I am talking to you.
Sometimes I think we are in disbelief during tough times that so many people will come together to do good. So many people will do things out of the kindness of their hearts and that isn't just a coincidence. That is God calling on them and those people being obedient to His call. It isn't so hard to believe that in the midst of our storms, that others would be called to come together. Those people are the light of Christ. You can't see Him, but you CAN see his reflection. Those people are the break in the clouds that surround us in times of trouble. They are the light of Him and it is simply amazing to watch. Even through the raindrops on our windshield...we see it and we know He is there. Thank you God for showing yourself in so many ways.
Have a Blessed Day.
Amy
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