Tuesday... Such a great example and encouragement.

Thank you so much, God for the sky. I love to each morning sit out in my backyard with my dog, Turner at my side and my Bible on my lap and look up at the majesty and magnitude of the sky. I really love it. Thank you so much.

I'm right now sitting in a coffee shop and looking out at a beautiful view. Yes, there are some houses but they don't get in the way of the beauty of God's creation.

Isaiah 25:1 (NLT) says, "O Lord, I will honor and praise your name, for you are my God. You do such wonderful things! You planned them long ago, and now you have accomplished them." That's where being thankful and honor and praise comes in. We see the wonderful things that God has done for us. But so many don't see them as examples of what you have done and what you want to do.

Isaiah 65:1-2 says, "The Lord says, 'I was ready to respond, but no one asked for help. I was ready to be found, but no one was looking for me. I said, "'Here I am, here I am!'" to a nation that did not call on my name. All day long I opened my arms to a rebellious people. But they followed their own evil paths and their crooked schemes."

That is one of the reasons why I find looking out on God's creation and being in his word on a daily basis keeps me focused on the God who has and does and wants to do wonderful things in my life.

Psalm 125:1 says, "Those who trust in God are like Zion Mountain: Nothing can move it, a rock-solid mountain you can always depend on."

I love this, Isaiah 65:17-18a (MSG), "Pay close attention now: I'm creating new heavens and a new earth. All the earlier troubles, chaos, and pain are things of the past, to be forgotten. Look ahead with joy. Anticipate what I am creating."

Thank you, God for your creation and the examples and encouragement to us of who you are, what you have done, what you want to do and will do and that we can put our trust in you. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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