Sunsets and Journals

June 13 2006

Something only I see, but now you


 


 


My journal: May 24th, 2006 – Somewhere over the North Pole


 


Sunsets,             One of my favorite of all God’s creations. I look to my left and see an amazing, blazing, red depression of the object that gives physical life to the earth. I know God painted this one just for me. I knew it when I opened my shade and saw it. So, I cut off my movie and picked up my journal in an attempt to somewhat preserve the moment.


 


Tonight we will stay in Newark. As badly as a want to get home, I’m content with only the next stop because it puts me on American soil and out of China. I love the country and the people, but I’m ready for home.


 


Wow, the sunset reminds me of my favorite Hawaii moments. Observing a sunset that simply stops time and allows God to scream “LOOK AT ME!!!” And I do. I look at that and know that the millions of brilliant colors coming from outer space point to a creator who is passionately in love with me. 


 


Now, I never even asked to be “romanced” here, but that sets a heart at ease?!


 


Below is a snow-covered tundra. One I’ve never really seen before. Even though cold and non-receptive the sun still exerts incalculable amounts of energy onto its surface. Makes me wonder if there are times in my life when I resemble the tundra? The sun is still exerting energy, faithfully rising and setting, but the tundra is simply not interested.


 


Not interested in the life that could be. Simply content being cold, hard, and barren. It’s not an issue of a lack of effort on the part of the sun. The tundra has to look at it rising and setting each day as it lays there stagnantly unchanged. 


 


May I never be like the tundra. I hope I spend every morning I’m blessed to be on this waiting room, ball of dust, we call earth waking up and draining every ounce of energy I can from the one who made the sun rise and set. The tundra is vast, intricately detailed, and beautiful… but it’s dead, barren, and lonely.


 


John 10:10 comes to mind



“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”


 

                           Thank you for showing me, I’m ready to go… - JV

John Dunahoo

June 13 2006
JVance so awesome to see your heart displayed in words in this... really spoke to me in recognizing His beauty; but above his beauty, the life that God breathes in us. From dirt to an image of God, we are to yield and worship Him regardless of anything. thanks bro

Ben Moser

June 13 2006
sunsets are my favorite as well. shows God is the ultimate artist. and each one is different. I love taking photographs of sunsets and other influences the sun's light has on things.

bonin4him

June 14 2006
God definitely gifted you with being able to put into words His unspeakable glory and beauty! may none of us ever be like the tundra! thanks for the blessings that He uses you as a vessel for :o)

elizabeth duncan

June 15 2006
mmmm so good...you should totally read what O wrote the very same day about the very same sunset...incredible.