life themes

there seem to be a few recurring themes that keep popping up in my mind.

one of them is that everything in creation tells us something about God. like the colors of a sunset scream His beauty and creativity; the first cool evening after a hot summer hints of the refreshment and satisfaction that only He can completely give; you name it - i think every created thing reflects something of the Creator. the psalmist says that heavens are telling of the glory of God. john piper reflects on this and says that our size in relation to the universe gives us a clue as to how much greater God is than we are. try it sometime - take any created thing and meditate on what it teaches you about God.

another recurring theme, of which i'm only beginning to realize the significance, is the idea that there are no accidents; no "chance" encounters. take my buddy adam. we just happened to meet on the AT in north carolina, miles from the nearest road. when we met, we found out that we both just happened to do the same things in our jobs (worship and arts pastors), and just happened to work less than a mile from each other. figuring that maybe, just maybe God worked this out, we decided we should get together and talk when we got back to atlanta. so we've been meeting about once a month since that time and continue to see God at work in common relationships (a guy trusting Christ), common passions, experiences, etc. it's easy to think that God might be in it when you meet someone under those circumstances, but i have this nagging hint in the back of my mind that every relationship is set up this way. i think we could see it if we just had our eyes open.

so i guess the common denominator of these two life themes is that perhaps God is a lot bigger than i imagine Him to be. of course, if my mind could comprehend Him, He wouldn't be that big. i'm thinking He's like...HUGE...uh...infinitely HUGER than HUGE...