How BIG is our God!

When you think of "The Beach" what is the first thing that comes to mind. Water? Fun? Sand? Seashells? When I think of the beach, I think of peace. Peace is something that is hard to come by these days. Everything in our lives is so chaotic and unsettling. I waded out waist deep in water and let the waves hit me. The feeling of something coming towards you that you cannot control is scary but also, in away, a rush. I loved the feeling of the waves wanting to carry me away. I found I feel at home on the beach, where anything feels possible. We watched the sun lay itself to rest and the moon come out to say hello to the small world below. I watched the color of the sun fade away slowing, the clouds changing from red-orange to gray to black. The stars popped out one by one, twinkling so far above for the world to see. The moons glaze hit the waves and as they slowly rolled aways its glaze it showed it again on the next way. It looked as if glitter from the heavens had been poured into the ocean. The waves slowly crashed over and over. The roaring sound never ceased. As I set in the water near the shoreline, I let my toes and fingers sink into the sand, so cool, so wet, so peaceful. I pick up a handful of sand out of the water and think our God created all of this. The small handful of sand that I held was thousands and thousands of years of eternity. They say that if a bird were to carry all the sand on earth to the moon, one grain at a time, and back, that is how long eternity would be. I look forward to spending that long in the place our Lord went away to prepare for us. It was truly a God moment to sit on this shore, to watch and feel the Lord's creation. It felt so natural, even though it something so foreign to me. While sitting there I had no worries, no thoughts of things to come, not thinking of home or anyone but how amazing God's creation is. Our world is so vast and God created every bit of it. He placed every grain of sand in the spot he thought it should be. He made the wind that makes the waves, the clouds that cross the moon and sun, and bodies of water in the places he knew would be best. A song that is familiar to me says this in the beginning...."He counts the stars one and all, he knows how much sand is on the shore, he sees every sparrow that falls. He made the mountains and the seas, he's in control of everything. Of all creatures great and small. He knows me name, every step that I take, every move that I make, every tear that I cry. He knows name." This song is so beautiful and has so much meaning. He knows every thought you have, every breath you take, and every step you take. If you think about how many people live on this earth....he knows all this to EVERY person. Now I don't know about you but that to me makes our God GINORMOUS! How someone could not believe he is real is beyond me. Just open your eyes and look at what he has created...I don't think a big boom of chemicals can produce things so complex and amazing. Just stop and look around.....Have you seen how big our God is lately?