GOD SHOWS UP......

 

I have heard this statement a time or two made by others, and I personally have said it, and i have personally seen this so many times.  "GOD SHOWS UP....sometimes in small ways and sometimes in BIG ways.  I kind of feel bad saying in "small ways", because nothing God does is small.  Yet, we may take these things for granted.  Not the sunrise, not the sunset, not the gentle breeze, not the stars, not the birds that sing, or the mountains or rivers, streams and the ocean, each and every breath we take every second, every single beat of our hearts......none of these things are small so I should retract and apoligize....God does nothing small.  Yet He shows up when we least expect Him to, or when we didn't even ask Him too.  He just knows and in fact, He never leaves us.... we may walk away , we may think we can do whatever we need to on our own, sometimes we give it to God, but when things arent happening the way we want it to, or quick enough, we have a tendency to take it back from Him and try to do it on our own.  Sometimes, i have found myself playing tug-o-war with God, give alittle then pull back, back and forth, back and forth.  Back to God showing up.......I have been in the middle of a hurricane in lousiana, and God showed up and JUST stayed, there was no reason for Him to leave.  I have been visiting someone in jail and God showed up,  He shows up while I am listening to music, and lays some lyrics on me to really think about, He shows up on my facebook daily, He shows up at my work, and blesses me with Amie, with Tiney, with Cheryl, Chantelle, Michelle, brenda, Hope, Liz,Teresa and many others.  He shows up in Delhi, in the home of Mike, Beatriz and Viana.  He shows up in the gym and gives Renee the courage and strenght to continue doing what she is doing.  He shows up in Memorial Hospital every Wednesday and touches my Scotty-man and the nurses and Doctors that love him so much.  God shows up in Colorado Springs with my only neice Emily and my nephew Ariel, and baby Gabiel.  He shows up in Afganistan, protecting Ramon and Larry and thousands of others.  God shows up in Springfield Missouri, continuing to carrying my mom and daddy thru dialysis and cancer, He shows up in Manteca on Kimberly Drive, and Tinnin Road and Southland Road, and Amador Circle.  God shows up at Shasta School and blesses the children with great loving teachers, Mrs. Hatfield, Mrs alexander,.and many others, He stays at shasta School and protects Quinn Martinez and Alexis Quitiquit, and all other children.  God shows up at Bethany Home and comforts my Me-ma, He shows up on every road that my Uncle Gary and Aunt JoElla travel in their motorhome.  God shows up in Salida and loves and comforts my sister-in-law and my nephew Nick and cynthia as they continue to miss Jeff.  God shows up in friendships, in marriages, in every care and concern we have.  He stands at the door and knocks...He won't bang the door down, it's up to us to let Him in.  God never gives up on anyone....miracles happen every day. As you can see....God shows up, whether we think He is there or not.  Sometimes, He is quiet and other times He is very loud and clear. Did I mention He shows up in my life?  Every day He is there....every day he is showing me something new, everyday He brings me peace and comfort and joy and patience and love and kindness and knowledge and strenght and braveness and courage.  He shows me that I am a work in progress, He isn't finsihed with me yet, He shows up and puts words in my mouth, and opens my eyes and ears.  He reminds me when to be still and listen, He reminds me that I have a story and I need to share it and let others know that there is another way to live without drugs and alcohol.  He shows up when I am sad and angry and confused and heart broken that the other half of my life is not with me anymore, and I miss him tremendously, He reminds me that Jeff was on loan to us anyways, we are all on loan, we all belong to Him, its just that God needed Jeff more than we did, and its just a matter of time before we meet again.  God shows up at NA meetings, He shows up at New Hope Treatment Center and Family Ties, He shows up everywhere, and I am soooooo glad He does!  I can't imagine working, loving, playing, sharing, and living without Him.  And as I am trying to close this blog, my "Mazing-Grace wakes up, looks at me and crawls into my lap with her big brown eyes and fluffy fur and wet kisses and hey stop very sharp razorblade puppy teeth......God shows up in her too as she loves me unconditionally, so innocent, and so non-judgemental.   God is so good, blesses us all, and promises to always show up and never leave or forsake us!

 

 

I encourage you all to be still and think about where God shows up for you...

 

Because of His AMAZING GRACE.....