Bits of Brilliance

I love to sit at my table and look out the kitchen windows in the morning.  I watch the birds staying busy and the squirrel making his rounds.  I admire the flowers and dream of finishing undone backyard projects.  This sleepy Monday morning I was sitting still and quiet, drinking in the view with the sweetness of sunshine after all the rain.

Brilliant bits of light on the honeysuckle bush caught my attention.  They were flashing blue as if they were tiny bits of flame.  I realized that the sunlight was shining into the yard and reflecting off of water droplets, giving the appearance of tiny flashing lights decorating the bushes.  As I moved my head, the color changed from blue to green and then on to red - a delightful rainbow.  Only God could provide such simply beautiful decorations.  I moved my head another direction and the lights were no longer visible to me.  As I sat back in my original position to again admire the decor, I realized that I only saw the flashing bits of brilliance because God placed me in the perfect position at the perfect time and opened my eyes to see them.

The Scriptures are filled with flashing bits of brilliance and simply beautiful blessings.  But we don't see all of them at once.  Often they are found in the stillness and quiet, like a sleepy Monday morning.  God places us in the perfect position at the perfect time and opens our eyes to see the brilliance and beauty that has always been there, but has been invisible to us.

I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty,
And on Your wondrous works.  Psalm 145:5

May your day be filled with bits of beauty and brilliance from the Lord!

Smiling in the sunshine,
Lisa  :)

Who Completes You?

I was listening to the radio the other day and heard the end of an interview that John Tesh did with some Dr.  She was mentioning how we shouldn't be looking to others to complete us, but rather ourselves.  She finished with "You complete you."  I have to say, I was disappointed to hear this message on a Christian radio station.  I understand that she's coming from a kind of self-esteem and taking care of yourself point-of-view, but in my opinion, this confusing message is part of the reason that women struggle so!

If I had to complete myself, I would be in big trouble my friends!  I am a lowly sinner and I would complete myself with selfish desires.  I am SO happy that I don't have to complete myself - there is only ONE who completes me - the Lord Jesus Christ!  Through Him and only through Him, I am whole.  But after Him, I look to my husband to complete me and there's nothing wrong with that!  When we got married, we became one flesh.  He is a part of me and I am a part of him, so how could I be complete without him?  Not to mention my son - who is truly a part of me and a part of his father.  He completes our family!

I'm not trying to be profound or anything here (hey - I haven't finished my cup of coffee yet - LOL), just sharing my thoughts.  It troubled me ever since I heard it the other day.

What do you think?  Who completes you?

Have a lovely day friends!

Smiling in the sunshine,
Lisa  :)

P.S.  I'm going to be doing a weight-loss post to join in with my friend Alicia, but I think for now I'll post it over at my healthy blog - sometime later today.