Always Within God's Radar

God is so BIG and yet it amazes me that so few people actually believe this - even Christians. Even me at times! We have our problems, our frustrations, our hopes and dreams and because God doesn't fix things right now, or even tomorrow, we begin to doubt. For some of us it take years for these feelings to actually come - but eventually they do - if we are honest. We wonder if God has perhaps gone to get take aways, or check His emails or maybe He's having a little nap listening to the latest angelic choir.

As I was walking along the beach yesterday I was tempted to let my thoughts wander down this path too. But fortunatly I didn't because I had just been reminded that I was still in His radar. It wasn't that He was answering any of my prayers that day but instead He was using me to warn another one of His daughters about something they needed to be wary of.

God's daughters are important to Him. He likes to protect us.

Gaining Inspiration

I have just returned from my fortnighly drive to a wonderful almost deserted beach not too far from my home. This is where I go to refresh myself and hear from God on a longer-than-normal basis. There is nothing like the ocean waves and huge open spaces that seem to drift away, falling over the horizon, to help me get in touch with the BIGNESS who GOD is.

Today again He revealed His immense grace and love for me and I have no trouble lapping it all up, asking for more, and thanking Him for His endless mercy.

How BIG is your God today?

The Perils of Publishing

I attended an interesting workshop last week all about the difficulties of being published, then being distributed - not to mention being bought before you are returned. And they didn't even menion the perils of actually writing in the first place.

Add to this the prospect that the p-book sadly seems to be diminishing and the e-book is on an expotential rise - and you have a sad state of affairs for all dreamy writers! We would far rather have our heads in the clouds, be tapping away at our computers or drinking hot chocolates in a cafe stirring our creative juices than worry about all this practical stuff. At least I would!

They also delved into the rewards of self-publishing balanced by the almost impossible refusal of distributors to act on behalf of individual authors. And the extra financial rewards of e-books with the lack of international law governing use and reuse.

Where does this leave us? I'm sitting on the edge of my hot chocolate bowl splashing my feet in the sweet warm liquid, watching the cinnamon swirl as I kick it and wondering whether to jump in! I wonder what God would say about all this?

Exiting Nothingness

It is only God who can draw us out of this place of 'Nothingness' legitimately. Of course we can take ourselves out at anytime, we can get tired and frustrated with it, we can doubt that God is even involved, we can think He has forgotten us but if we have truely committed ourselves and become disciples then we will wait for God's timing.

It may take a long time. This can be part of the 'long trail' of discipleship. It helps to always remember that God wastes nothing and we are here for a reason.

And the time does come. Moses didn't stay in the desert forever, Joseph didn't stay in prison forever and David didn't stay in his cave forever and even though all these men of faith could have moved sooner, they waited. So did Jesus - about thirty years before He started His obvious earthly ministry. I am sure He was being prepared all those years just as we are in this period of apparent 'Nothingness'.

So watch and wait and let God surprise you!