1st of November

It is November!! My goal this month is to post something I am thankful for everyday. I tried this last year and sadly, I failed miserably. So here we go again. I challenge each of you to try too! Makes you think of something every day to be thankful for and makes the whole month more pleasant.

1st of November 2013

I am so grateful for the creation of nature. God's own artwork all around us. How amazing that we get to not only see it but live within it. I especially love fall! Who else would of thought of the leaves turning bseautiful colors right before they fall off the branches!?!  So yes I am terribly thankful for the nature around us. 

Whenever I hear the song of a bird

Or look at the blue, blue sky,

Whenever I feel the rain on my face

Or the wind as it rushes by,

Whenever I touch a velvet rose

Or walk by our lilac tree,

I’m glad that I live in this beautiful world

Heav’nly Father created for me.

The supreme beauty of the natural world reminds us of the power and perfection of God. When we are in nature, feelings of hope, peace, and reverence come to us through the Spirit. In nature we can see the handiwork of the perfect Artist. For centuries mankind has tried to emulate the handiwork of God. No human, however, has been able to match the perfect artistry of the Lord. Sometimes I wonder if God created the earth as He did to give us a small taste of what is in store for us in the future. If this earth can be so astoundingly beautiful, what must the renewed and perfected earth look like?

-Tom Reese