Selah

I’m always amazed at how God shows Himself to me. I feel sometimes like I’m overanalyzing things by seeing Him in everything and imagining what He might be saying to me; I think, though, that seeing those things – the ways that He reveals Himself in the everyday – pleases Him. I think He delights when I delight in Him.

Anyway….

A couple of weeks ago, as I drove into town on Saturday morning to do some thrift store shopping with my mom, the sky overhead took my breath away. As I came over a hill into a clearing, the sky was so beautiful – and so eye-catchingly vibrant – that I felt as though it had a big bow on it as a gift just for me. I scrambled to get my phone out and, though it probably wasn’t the safest thing to do in the world, I got a picture as I drove. Just one picture, and I took the chance that it might not have even been a good one.

I felt like I could literally see God’s fingerprints traced across the sky in the clouds. Before I could turn off the radio to relish the moment in silence, one of my new favorite songs came on the air: “Light Up The Sky,” by The Afters.

It was a beautiful tailor-made moment, and I believe with all my heart that God orchestrated that moment on that morning to tell me that He’s with me, He loves me, and regardless of anything that might be going on in my life, He’s bigger and He’s in control.

I don't think it's coincidence, either, that the next morning at church we were discussing the biblical idea of "selah," or pausing to celebrate God's faithfulness to us. God gave me that moment to show me what it means to "selah," and I won't forget that anytime soon.

I’m thankful for that message, and I’m thankful for the memory.