A Beach Blog

“Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls, all your waves and breakers have swept over me.  By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me – a prayer to the God of my life.”  

Psalm 42:7-8

I am writing this post on a Thursday, which is a day later than usual.  The reason for my delay is that I spent the day at the beach yesterday.  Lessons abound at the beach!  I spent some quality time just being still, listening and looking around at the beauty of God’s creation.  The sun was bright in the blue sky with puffy white clouds marching overhead.  The constant humming of the waves rolling in to shore was accompanied by the sea gulls swaying above singing their song.  Then there was the seaweed, yes seaweed, lots and lots of seaweed! The seaweed hindered my view of the beach, but was the main attraction for the birds.  At first I was disgusted by the amount of seaweed that covered half of the sandy shore.  Then, I realized what I considered disgusting was the sea gull’s delight!

Many things come into our lives that we consider obstacles, hindrances, and even disgusting.  We get rejected after a job interview, we wreck our car, or we find ourselves having to daily deal with a difficult person in our life.  Whatever “seaweed” you may find in your life today it has come to you through God’s hand.  He may not have caused it, but He has allowed it for a purpose.  His purpose may be for someone else’s good or to show you His love.  Just as those waves wash in to shore over and over again throughout the day, so does God’s love wash over you again and again throughout your life.  Don’t let the “seaweed” block your view of His love and His work.  He directs His love in the bright sunny beach days and also sings His love song over you in the dark “seaweed” nights. 

I am headed back to the beach today with an anticipation of seeing God’s love once again played out in the hum of the waves and the songs of the seagulls.  Won’t you make it a beach day, too?  Being still, knowing God is God, and that He is directing His love to you through a song in the “seaweed” of your day. 

See you at the beach!

Nancy