Hanging with the Pelicans!

Romans 1:20
For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.

I am without excuse.

As I sit on the beautiful shores of Siesta Key, I am convicted, pierced, and deeply aware of the fact I am without excuse.

I have seen the majesty of God's creation.

Only an Amazing creator could bring together the green of the water, the reflection of the sun and a blue I have no words to describe.

None.

Every time I come here, I think it will be the same as the last time.
Never is it anywhere near the same.

Sitting on the white sand, under my awning, I sit and and dodge as my son and a new friend play Frisbee. He will never know the pleasure I get from watching him enjoy the sand and surf as much as his momma does.

When I glance on the porch, I see my other passionate son scribbling his thoughts onto paper. Like his mother, the simple vast beauty brings out the poet in him and connects his heart with his mind and his hand. Again, his love of this place and the effect it has on his heart is so beautiful to me.

My world is just a few miles down the road and I am blessed to be able to escape the "day - to - dayness" of life and just "be". I don't have to run after God here; he waits quietly to meet me. I don't have to sort through the demands of my day. I just have to figure where I am going to sit and listen to the voice of the One who created this beautiful place.

I just have to laugh.

I just have to love.

To some, this place may seem like a fantasy place. But to me, this is where reality exists. This is where I get back to the basics of living in real time and right now and with my Great God.

This small stretch of sand is where I remember in the beginning God hovered over the waters. If the waters looked like this, I am shocked he added land. Then again, the contrast of the white and the green and the blue is what makes it not just beautiful, but amazing and peaceful.

I have to remember that - I have to keep in mind it is the contrasts of life which give it dimension and depth and meaning.

If there were no sand, or jetties, where would the pelicans sit? Where would I sit and soak in all God has created?

See you soon,
For now - I am sitting with the pelicans taking in the work of the Creator.

It all works together - for the good of my soul.


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