The other day, it just snowed. It’s March. Not just the beginning of March when it’s still considered to be still “winter.” Spring, or should I say “spring,” started on March 19th and we got a pleasant surprise on March 23rd here in the northern part of the East Coast I’d like to say? A very late Christmas miracle indeed haha :)
I genuinely was exiting out of one of my live online classes (Hello Zoom University LOL) when I decided to take a look out the window and BAM! White flutteries pleasantly waving at me. What a nice surprise!! I think I spent the next couple of minutes just staring and being so blessed and being aware that He did it. He brought snow, each flake unique in design and form. He sent snow during an unexpected moment. I would have NEVER EVER guessed that it would be snowing (given the fact that I didn’t look at the weather that day either). But that also meant that I really wouldn’t be able to go outside to get some air ://// mixed feelings BUTTTTTT above all, the beauty and just the unforeseen nature of it blew me away in the moment.
It wasn’t just small flurries but actual white, large snowflakes being poured down from the sky. Speaking of pour, a few hours later, it started to rain. HARD. But hold on, we’ll get there.
I think that day, I’ve realized a lot about our Great Creator (it was a good reminder), but I also learned about myself. Or more so I was able to affirm a lot of things about myself.
I’m a very emotional person, something I have noticed pretty frequently haha. But adding onto that, the weather really does affect me and how I feel. Significantly so.
When I realized it was snowing very hard, the child-like excitement made me feel so energized and so at peace. Especially during this somewhat frustrating time with news of corona taking away more and more lives at an unimaginable pace plus schoolwork starting to pile up again, I was reminded of how beautiful the life that He planned and designed is. When would we ever have an opportunity to live for an extended time with family (this realization kind of hit me hard…), take care of ourselves (gooooood food, goooooood rest), and trust in Him more especially with so much uncertainty in the air? Definitely during the two weeks of spring break I was getting super comfortable, but now that my online classes have started to pick up pace again, it’s time to be more aware and pay attention now to reality. I no longer have all the time in the day to be lazy and idle, but now, back to the grind, back to being diligent for Him. This was such a good reminder personally. A true wake-up call with a lot of assignments coming my way. But the snow helped me to pause, reflect, and then continue on, pushing with all that I have.
A few hours later, it started to rain. Really really badly. The sky turned a dark shade of gray and just looking out the window made me super gloomy. Almost as if it turned my entire mood 180 degrees. It was kind of discouraging (?) (I’m so sorry for those who are a fan of rain oops this might be just me haha) and made me feel so unmotivated. All I wanted to do was go back to sleep LOL it was a solid 4 pm ahah.
Again we come back to this idea of the unexpected. The spontaneous. The unanticipated, out of the blue change that only one has authority over. The entirety of this thought has really made me reconsider how unquestionable He truly is.
And you won’t believe what happened the next day. I woke up to the sun shining through my window and elegantly radiating on my face. It almost gave me goosebumps. How is it possible for it to snow, rain, and then all clear up in the span of less than 12 hours? I mean of course it’s all feasible, but practically speaking, it’s almost unimagined of. I was taken aback once again at just how much control he has over every part of our lives, including the unpredictable and tricky weather.
^ I ABSOLUTELY LOVE A FIRE SUNSET HAHHAAH and hello joyce <3 heheheh and kati <3
This entire situation reminded me of a passage in the Bible about Jesus calming the storm. Matthew 8:23-27 in short is about the disciples overwhelmed with fear of drowning as a furious storm sweeps over them while they are out in sea. Something I totally see myself doing and relating to. But Jesus responds, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Immediately after He said so, He “rebukes the wind and the waves” and everything was calm, back to normal. As if nothing had happened.
Only He has such authority over even the wind and waves, possessing the power to instruct and calm them according to his command. Who else can do that??
But a point that really struck me hardest was this idea of “you of little faith.” If we had so much faith, why am I surprised??? There should absolutely be no reason for me to be shocked because I should expect that He has the capability to do so.
Rather, I should be taking each of these wonderful moments of realization to reflect and get me back on track to see the truth with faith.
Sorry this entire post was kind of all over the place, but I just wanted to share my train of thought (that is all over the place LOL) on a thought I had the other day :)
For we live by faith, not by sight.
Signing off with Faith Hope Love & Joy, Grace
Psalms 107:29
He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
^^ this also kind of connection never ceases to blow my minddddd (which it shouldn’t LOL but I get super excited when I see such a
The fact that the Old Testament foresees and talks about all that Jesus can do makes my eyes go wide and feel so amazed, simply put :)
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