God's whisper to me through nature

I love to have my brisk walk outdoors weekly. That is when God speaks to me through the nature. I tend to have racing mind where I find myself almost impossible to slow down. Though I will still be thinking things while brisk walking, I am with God through the nature. I always love to see the ever changing clouds in the sky. This tells me that God's love for me will come in different forms just like how the clouds come in different shapes. Sometimes, I do find encouragement and strength through His Word. Sometimes, I do see His face behind the kindness and loving words and actions from the people to me. At other times, God speaks to me through the events happening in my life, etc.  I find God's different forms of Love expressed to me interesting. I guess I will never know what other surprises He will be giving me. I guess this is what it means to be immersing oneself into the mystery of Love without trying to rationalize what it is all about. All it takes is just faith of a mustard for oneself to trust that God knows me the best and allows the Holy Spirit to work freely in me.

I love to brisk walk early in the morning where the sun still has not risen yet. The reason is I love to see the sun rising out of darkness gradually and appearing to shine on my face. I can see God smiling to me through the sun and allow God to embrace me through the warmth and light from the sun on me. Somehow, no words can describe the joy and peace deep within whenever the sun rises gradually and embraces me. In fact, even the words like 'joy' and 'peace' are way too weak to describe the awe that nature expresses God's love. I feel very in tune and one with God during such moments. This is something which money can never buy and it is free of charge. This means that grace from God does not need to be earned. Rather, it is God's gift for me as a child of God. He loves me as who I am. Why am I so sure? Because He does not choose who the sun should shine on. It shines on everyone, sinners or not, child of God or not. Rather, anyone and everyone can experience the nature of Love if we care to slow down and appreciate such gift. It is our free will to choose what we would like to experience.

I also love the breeze that I experience at times while brisk walking. Lifting all my worries, burdens and fears through prayers to God during such times is therapeutic to me. I can imagine God is carrying all these fears, worries and burdens within me away with the breeze during those moments. I don't mean that these worries, burdens and fears will disappear. Instead, it is God's way for me to take a break away from such situations for me to rest in Him. Through the breeze, He is whispering, 'Do not be afraid. Come to me and I will give you rest.' It works wonders especially when I close my eyes to experience His gentle breeze of Love. After such tender moments, I am always rejuvenated and become stronger to face these burdens, worries and fears in my life. Such spiritual breaks also allow my brain to come up with creative ideas to overcome these worries, burdens and fears after that.

Sometimes, I also enjoy brisk walking with my friend where I am reminded that I don't walk alone in my life journey. I do need companion at times to walk with me and share this wonder with one another. Different people will come into my life as companions to walk with me. Only God knows the best who should walk with me during different stages of my life. Sometimes, detachment from some people who are very close to me when called forth may be painful and yet it is essential so that other people can walk with me and I also allow my loved ones to walk with the others for both them and me to exprience God in different ways. If I choose to possess them, I may be depriving them and myself and even other people who could have the opportunities to experience God with them or me of sharing God's Love and thus, hindering the expansion of God's Kingdom.

God does speak to me through the nature. Well, it is up to me to choose to be take time to be with Him through the nature or miss the opportunities of allowing Him to spend time with me through His embrace through the nature.

With Love,
Elena