Grandma's Glimpses of God

After having a conversation with my grandsons I started thinking about the ways in which I could write my blog so that they, being 7 and 5, could better understand my words. The boys are two of the reasons why I am writing down my spiritual thoughts in a blog. They will be able to read it for themselves in the future but, now, I want to write words which they can understand. Words sometimes make the things which we feel, see, hear, smell, and taste very complicated. God’s love is not complicated, and all the ways in which I experience God are not complicated. Below are some ways in which God occurs in my life. Many times the feelings that these thoughts and experiences convey, bring tears to my eyes. I know God is in them and He is in me. I love Him with all of my heart.

I see God in the words of the Bible.
I see God in the faces of children.
I see God in the animals we love.
I see God in the moon and stars in the dark night sky.
I see God in the colorful fish swimming in the ocean.
I see God in the waving wheat fields and in the majestic corn fields.
I see God in a red rose and in all of the other beautiful flowers in my yard.

I hear God in the laughter of children.
I hear God in the soft falling rain.
I hear God in the wind rustling through the trees.
I hear God in a baby’s first cry.
I hear God every time someone tells me that they love me.
I hear God each time the church bells ring.
I hear God in the sound of a bird’s sweet song.

I feel God’s presence when I sing a hymn
I feel God’s presence when I pray.
I feel God’s presence when I read His word.
I feel God’s presence when I sit quietly.
I feel God’s presence when I hold a sleeping child.
I feel God’s presence at home, at church, or walking a path in the woods.
I feel God’s presence in a hug and when my family is all together.

I experience God’s presence in the smell of a beautiful flower.
I experience God’s presence in the smell of a freshly powdered new born baby.
I experience God’s presence in the smell of the air after the rain.
I experience God’s presence in the repeat of a smell which I had smelled in a past memory; knowing that He was with me then as He is with me now.
I experience God’s presence as one of my daughters walks into the room with the distinct smell of their favorite perfume.
I experience God in the smell of fresh pine at Christmas time when I celebrate my Savior’s birth.
I experience God’s presence when the aroma of food fills the room where my family is; cooking and preparing to eat a meal together.

I taste the presence of God, at the alter, during communion.
I taste that God is good when I feed on His word.
I taste the presence of God, just knowing that His words are as sweet as honey.
I taste the presence of God when I say grace before a meal to thank Him for the food which He has provided for my family and me to eat.
I taste the presence of God in the way the Israelites did when they were wandering in the dessert God provided them with manna, quail, and streams of living water. He does the same in my life when I am in a troubled, dry place.
I taste the presence of God when He instructs me of the fact that I do not live by bread alone.
I taste the presence of God because I know that He is my daily bread.

God is Good!
God’s presence is all around us and within us!
Look for Him, Seek Him, You WILL find Him!
He is the Creator.
As we live our lives in a conscious awareness of all of His creation;
He continually gives us glimpses of His presence.
Whether a grandchild, or a grandparent;
Don’t miss what He is showing you and what He is trying to tell you throughout your day, and throughout your life.