I live in Arizona, where it is dry and hot most of the year. I could complain about all of the things I don't like about it but that would be contrary to the point of this post so I must resist. Besides, I really like Arizona most of the time anyways. What I'm getting at is, I live in a valley surrounded by awesome mountains and other great scenery that was created by God. I wake up every day, get in my car, and drive through said valley, next to said mountains, and the vast majority of the time do not stop to appreciate the beauty that God has placed around me. It's because I am used to it. I expect it to be there because it has been there a lot longer than I have and I don't really pay attention to it. None of that means that the mountains are less wonderful. It just means I am less observant.
It's like when us Christian folks say things like "It was an only God moment". That sounds kind of silly to me after thinking about it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not denying the fact that God does AWESOME things in our lives at all. I'm doing the exact opposite. I am pointing out/realizing/re-realizing that every moment is an "only God" moment. We just don't stop to recognize it often enough. At least I don't, and I would like that to change. I want to be thankful more often for more things. I tend to laugh at the prayers of children when they are thankful for seemingly insignificant things.
God, please make me more aware of the significance of those things and increase my thankfulness for them.
I just had an "only God" moment-- I took a breath. Thank you God!
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