I love star filled skies. They are so majestic and
beautiful! This weekend I went to my dorm retreat, where I got to know so many
of my brothers and sisters better, and just had such a fantastic time. But one
of my favorite parts was looking up at the stars! (Also I saw a shooting star
for the first time which I am still so excited about!!) I can’t really put into
words why they are so amazing to look at, but they do have a way of bringing me
into a greater awe of my Father. I have such peace and contentment when I lay
in stillness just looking up to those glimmering gems of the heavens!
I am not sure why, but I soon started thinking about what
the view from heaven would look like. Looking down at a sky like that! And then
I wondered if that beautiful night sky was exactly how the world looks like to
God. Is that why He is able to think we are beautiful? Because even though
there is so much darkness, there are these beautiful lights shining out for
Him! I don’t know if that is a very accurate perspective of how God sees the
world, but it did lead me to a greater hope and conviction for my life. Yeah,
there is darkness all over the place, it permeates the world, but the darkness
is also filled with a multitude of glorious lights! Sometimes you look up at
the sky and wish to just see even one star, but then other nights, you are overwhelmed
with how many there are! And some nights you even see a shooting star!! Souls
living so fully for God that He seems to be propelling them through this world
on His grand plans! I know there will be cloudy nights when I don’t see any
stars, but they are still there, and so I find so much hope in the way God will
use us to shine brightly for Him. I am also convicted to continue to shine
brightly for Him! Maybe even be a part of a constellation that together tells a
part of one of God’s beautiful stories!
P.S. I loved the stars so much I decided to sleep out under
them, and fell asleep listening to David Crowder’s Stars!
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