As you know my posts have been absent for the last two weeks (I did give fair warning.)  For 12 of the last 15 days I have been on a 1600 mile road trip with my mom and youngest daughter.  We visited the gorgeous mountains of western North Carolina, drove through the rolling hills of Tennessee, enjoyed both sides of the great state of Virginia, visited the harbor in Baltimore and ended up on the beach in Virginia Beach.

Throughout the trip we stopped and visited with friends and family … some I had not seen since I was a child - over 30 years ago.  What a joy it was to spend time with them again.

One thought repeatedly rand through my mind while I was on this trip, “Wow, this is amazing!”  Whether I was standing at the top of a 2280 foot mountain in the Blue Ridge Parkway, at the bottom of a 404 foot waterfall, or sitting on the beach looking out into the Atlantic Ocean I was mesmerized by the beauty of creation.  And even though my eyes saw my surroundings I could not fully comprehend the beauty.  The more I tired to take it in, the more I realized I just couldn’t digest it all.  Thinking of just one color … there are hundreds, if not thousands, of shades and hues of green.

The night before we left for home, I was sitting on the beach watching both kids and adults play in the ocean as the waves rolled onto shore.  In the distance I could see a few boats and cruise ships pass by.  All the while I was thinking that for as much as I see above the water, there is another world below it as well.  A world full of colors and animals I’ve rarely seen.

As I was trying to wrap my mind around this bounty of life, I realized that I am but a minuscule part of creation.  In light of the universe I am but a grain of sand.  And the “issues” that I deal with are virtually non-existent by comparison.  I realized just how small I really am.

And yet, as tiny as I seem I know that nothing matters more to the Creator of this amazing universe than I do.  I am not dwarfed by creation in the eyes of God.  He sees me, He knows me (warts and all), He loves me, and He is overjoyed by the thought of me.  And with everything that happens each second of each day, God is not distracted from me.

The same is true of you.  Despite the enormity of creation, God knows the number of every hair on your head.  He knows every thought that passes through your mind and every emotion you feel.  And amazingly, his love for you never waivers.   He loves you with a love that is deeper than the oceans and higher than the tallest mountain.

Choose a Better Life by choosing to embrace your standing in this universe and in the eyes of the Creator.  Nothing is more important to God than you are.

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