Barriers

Good evening to all of you~ I pray that this has been a wonderful Lord’s Day for you. Would you please come and sit for a few minutes? Here right here on the couch ~ Sit down ~ put your feet up ~ close your eyes and let’s spend some time together with the Father.

I wanted to show you something I saw today. I went back to the beach this morning - it was a little more crowded then normal due to the nice weather we are having. So rather than be around the crowd I went for a drive - just a little further up where the highway runs right along the shoreline. There are spaces where you can park and be within a few feet of the water.

This spot is different in that there is no beach. A lot of rocks and a retaining wall to keep the water from coming up onto the road. You are actually about 15 - 20 feet up from the water. But one can stand and watch the waves come in and out - crashing against the rocks and making beautiful pictures each time they hit the rocks.

I found my eyes looking off across the water - beyond the shoreline - out where the sun seems to hit the water and dance across it. It shimmers and sparkles and it gives you a sense of warmth as it seems to reflect off the water onto you. As I stood there it started to bother me that there was a wall there - a barrier keeping from getting closer to the water so I took in one last long look at the sun dancing on the water and decided to go back to my regular spot.

It was still crowded but that didn’t stop me this time. I took off my shoes and walked in the sand. It felt good and as I ventured closer to the water - even though it was cold - it felt good to be closer to the water. It felt more peaceful to me not having that barrier there. But I realized that when I looked out past the waves further out across the water you could see the sun dancing across the water - just like over at the other spot.

Had I missed that before? If I had not been subjected to the barrier that kept me from getting close to the water would I have seen it? I don’t know. I don’t remember noticing that before. But I did today.

Sometimes I think we have barriers that keep us from getting closer to the God who loves us. They can be many things. Maybe it is the loss of a loved one? Maybe it is disobedience to His word? I don’t know what it may be but I know they are there. I think though even when there are barriers God can use those to force us to look up and see things about Him we would have missed. Then when the barrier is gone your view is different~ somehow you see a part of Him you missed before and it warms you on the inside as you bask in the reflection of Who He is.

~Sigh~ Thank you for coming. Hope you had a nice rest. Please feel free to stay as long as you want. But if you will excuse me someone is waiting for me and frankly I can’t wait to see Him ~ been longing to sit with Him all afternoon. God bless you all and Have a wonderful week

Originally Written 1/13/16