Finding God in the Small Things
We see Him in the majestic, magnanimous moments, but what about the insignificant everyday ones?
So often we tend to think of God as the “God of the Incredible.” The one who heals the sick, raises the dead, and performs magnificent miracles in astounding, awe-inspiring ways. The one who created the earth and stars and solar system. The one who wove life together by nothing but His own will.
Of course, God is the God of the Incredible. He has worked countless wonders, and is present in all of them, from the supernatural healings to the natural phenomena.
But sometimes we tend to get so caught up in these stories of wonder and power that we forget the miracles in everyday life, right in front of us.
The way sunlight shines through flower petals. The artistic palette of a sunset. The vibrant green of a field in spring. The sound of birds chirping back and forth. The way the air smells after a long rain. A patch of tiny wildflowers.
All of these little glimpses of the divine are right in front of us, and in some ways, say more about God than even the biggest miracles ever could. Those little things, the things we bypass because they’re so ordinary, are ways that God speaks to us. Small bursts of joy in a world so full of heaviness and artificial happiness.
1 Kings 19:11-12 is a perfect example of this that brings tears to my eyes every time.
The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”
Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.
So in a world of technology and fake remedies for the ache we feel inside, fill that ache with what it is actually aching for — the divine. The beautiful. Take life slow and begin to appreciate the things that bring you peace and clarity.
The small things.