The Night Sky

You should have seen the sky last night…Or morning, 3:30 came early. I fought getting up and, no, this is not routine. What is routine is Lillie coming in our room in the middle of the night. My girl loves to be held close. She crawled in and tucked her little toes under the blanket and proceeded to steal my pillow. In the stillness of the night, I lay there wrestling with my thoughts. Then came that moment: the moment the Spirit beckons you to come. “Get up. Come to me.” I didn’t jump out of bed. Instead, I weighed my options. After five minutes, the option to stay in bed no longer appealed to me.  Seconds had passed when I heard His Spirit impress upon my heart, “If you don’t get up, you will miss it.” Miss what? I wondered…”Me.”

Anticipating my next few moments with God in prayer, I started down stairs and headed to the back door to let my dog outside. Our rickety old door wobbled open. I peeked through the crack of the door and with a heavy sigh, I breathed the words “Are you there? Do you really have something for me?” Lillie’s swing set was in my line of sight. Many hours are spent on those rusty old swings. “God?”

“I Am…Step out.”

A 12 inch step became my “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” (Neil Armstrong) The frozen ground sent chills to my bones. I grabbed both sides of my robe, wrapped my arms tightly around my waist and sealed in what little body heat I had left. “Lord…” I uttered. “Look up,” he said.

And in that next moment, I found myself gasping at the greatness of the night sky. If you follow my blog, you know how captivated I am by the stars. The creativity of God is hard to fathom: Galaxy upon galaxy; Stars upon stars. Dust, gas, stars and planets all orbiting in perfection around our galaxy’s galactic center; and not just orbiting or rotating, but spinning at intense speeds.  I haven’t mentioned how spectacular the constellations were. Their brightness could point your way home. It was as if God flipped the switch to the heavens like lights on Broadway. One small step propelled me into His presence. Stepping out and looking up; pure bliss. How on earth anyone can truly believe we came into existence by a thunderous bang leaves me speechless. The human mind is limited and can only fathom that which makes sense. But God…

Remember the scene from Aladdin when he and Jasmine are on the magic carpet? (Go ahead and get it out of your system…A Whole New World)

God's magnificence ushered me to sit among His handiwork. Raised high above the frozen earth, God made his stars my home, if but for a moment. Feet dangling in His darkness, I rested in God’s grand design. No artist could ever paint a portrait better than the creator of Heaven and earth. No bang could ever place into existence that which God holds in His hands. When I receive a treasure such as this one, I am encouraged to press on knowing my trust is not in man, but the God who holds man.

If you are searching for truth or for answers, just look up. For God is more than a concept. God is Truth, who put your life into existence.

If you have Questions…Please…ask.