God Sightings

Couldn't sleep last night, and while I was channel surfing trying to get myself tired, I came across this Rascal Flatts video (I do love Rascal Flatts. For awhile I thought Rascal Flatts was the name of the lead singer...not the band. So I feel way more informed knowing that it is just the name of the band.)



I know this song but honestly never put it into a faith perspective. Then, watching the video I was blown away by the context of the lyrics and the video and how it was so plainly about God loving us through other people. Now, for the record, I don't know what they are ACTUALLY singing about, but just expressing what it sounds like to me. It has lyrics like: "I drive myself crazy/Tryin' to stay out of my own way/The messes that I make/But my secrets are so safe/The only one who gets me/Yeah, you get me/It's amazing to me/Sometimes I swear/I don't know if I'm comin' or goin'/But you always say something/Without even knowin'/That I'm hangin' on to your words/With all of my might and it's alright..."
Ah! How cool! God's the only one who knows us fully and He is the only one that gets me for sure. So much about God caring about our hurting and broken hearts, and how everyday He gives us what we need to get through, to survive, to thrive even! How we have the choice, when bad things happen, to find something good in it. God leaves traces of his love and kindness all over the place. The people in this video are just loving others. Going out of their way to take care of someone else-in these cases in the video, people they don't even know. We can see God everywhere. Its just up to us to WANT to see it, and Him. To actively look for ways He is moving and working all over the place.

Children are really good at this. One of the many reason I desire to have a childlike faith. They just choose to see God everywhere and to see the fun and possibility in every person and day. I don't think that is something that has to wear off. There is a difference between being optimistic/hopeful and naive/ignorant. They are not necessarily the same thing. Just living with trust in our Father and how He promised to take care of us SHOULD be changing out outlook everyday. Not only are we incredibly taken care of, but we also have millions of opportunities to take care of others. It's so awesome to think about all the ways in which God can use us. One of my favorite lyrics from a Casting Crowns song says: "How refreshing to know you don't need me/How amazing to find that You want me..." and that always stuck with me. God doesn't need us, need us...like He can't work without us. But he so desperately WANTS to use us, for the faith and truth of others AND us. We're like Thomas, daily doubting, but the more encounters we have with God, naturally the more our faith will increase. I think every encounter and day is an opportunity to meet God through people, places and situations.

AND what's even cooler is that this theme has been popping up EVERYWHERE. Not only on tv at three in the morning, not only in songs on my IPOD, but in planning Nativity's VBS one of the main themes are things called "God sightings," where everyday children are encouraged to be on the lookout for ways in which God works each day. Whether it be through good/bad things, people, or what they learned/saw/did that day. Then they share them with their small group and the camp. This is something big they are supposed to get out of their vbs experience-to look for God sightings everyday. So-I'm going to start now.

Truth is,at the very, very least, it will probably make us a heck of a lot happier.