Look

 ^{Jeremiah 29:13}  

 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 

Lately we’ve had so many rainy days, it’s difficult to remember summer has come to Ohio. The weatherman announced June had 19 days of rain in a row!

Gerbera daisy

Despite these misty days, the calendar tells us summer is here. Yesterday I went to look for it. Walking around the squishy perimeter of my back yard I found beautiful splashes of color. Bright orange lilies, deep purple balloon flowers, Shasta daisies, yarrow, all gently reminded me the season of summer is flourishing.  Humming birds bold enough to flutter by my shoulder and whisper in my ear told me of summer’s undeniable presence.  Though my visit was drawn to an abrupt halt by a fairly torrential downpour, the brief encounter with these glimpses of my favorite season brightened my mood and I was happy for the assurance of its existence.

My experience with summer reminders made me think about our relationship with our Heavenly Father.  It may be difficult to remember He exists in the midst of a world full of heartache, but His word tells us He is here. We just have to look for Him. The artwork of His creation reminds us of His existence. When I quiet my soul and listen for His voice I sense His presence. The guidance He gives me and the indescribable peace that overcomes me when I speak with Him are undeniable. These benefits, these glimpses of our supernatural, loving God are free to all who choose to believe in Him. Some will say He isn’t real-but I believe with my whole heart He is.

My prayer for you today is that if you are a follower of Christ you will continue to seek Him daily and grow in your relationship with Him. If you are not a believer, my prayer is that you will look for Him and find Him so that you can experience the joy of knowing you are His, completely forgiven, loved, and accepted.
*******************************************************************************
I always suggest reading the entire passage -but here are some of my favorite verses.

Romans 1:20   
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

 John 1:12,13

Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God^_ children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.