Snowed In at Chapter 1


MorningMeds / Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

I never thought I would ever see  12.5” inches of snow in Dallas, TX, it was magical waking up Thursday morning and seeing such a thick blanket of pure, sparkling, white snow covering the neighborhood. I went a bit crazy on the picture taking, and everyone went a big crazy on the snowman building. There were snowmen in the middle of the islands on the streets and almost in every yard. It was crazy, but it was awesome.

Although we did have to cancel our Febbible study last week because of the surprise winter storm, it was a gift in disguise because it gave us another week to dig deeper into study the first chapter of 1John. I thought I had already dug out a lot  of information and my little net was overflowing with treasure. But this week, God continued to fill and expand it  and by his grace  alone my mind and heart aren’t exploding yet from all the pressure of His revealed beauty. Have you ever found yourself there? Each day I would see the same verse from a different perspective and it was new all over again.   I get so excited when He reveals something to me that I have to share it. Some things are just too beautiful to keep to yourself and enjoy alone like a  beautiful sunrise or sunset or a Dallas, TX morning covered in pure, white snow. You have to call everyone you know and tell them to look out their window. You have to take as many pictures as you can to try and capture the beauty before it flees. It’s almost as if your joy is incomplete until it is shared by someone else.

There are times when I get so absolutely full and overstuffed with enjoying God’s beauty that it’s painful to pick up another book or read even another sentence  because I’m still trying to wrap my mind around and digest the last insight  I read. It’s like trying to eat just one more bite when you know you really don’t have the room, you’ve eaten too much already,  but the food is so delicious you just can’t help yourself and your spirit just groans under the added pressure. That’s the way I get sometimes and that’s the kind of week I have been having since we have been snowed in at 1 John Chapter 1 for an extra week. I wasn’t expecting the delay here, but it has been a sweet blessing. I can’t wait for this Thursday to unload and to hear more about what everyone else has found.

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good…– Psa. 34:8

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