look up!

September 14, 2003

as i was driving down to ETCBC tonight, a strange phenomenon occurred. a felt a desire to look out of my sunroof while driving down the 404, for i could literally feel light pouring down on me. it indeed was peculiar, for as i looked forward towards the road, i saw nothing but grey clouds and rain. when i looked up, however, i saw puffy white clouds and a blue sky with sunlight radiating down on me. after looking at the road, and then through my sunroof several times (and please, don't try this at home! i don't advise taking your eyes off the road to look through your sunroof when driving down the 404, unless it's clear of cars), i came upon the following thought: that while the road ahead is tough, and though it is filled with stormy clouds and grey skies, all i need to do is look up. for when i look up, i'll see the blue clouds and the sunlight shining down on me.

that's not to say that the stormy clouds will go away, for they still remain, and shall remain for a while. but though they are ever so present, all i need to do is to look up because He is right there with me. He is right beside me, guiding, watching, protecting, shielding, loving, holding, and caring for me. He is there in the midst of all my circumstances. He is there in my joys, He is there in my sorrows. He is there all the time and He does not ever get weary of being there, for that is what He delights in. He delights in watching over His children. He delights when His children come to Him with open arms, into His loving embrace and tell Him that they love Him. He delights when we tell Him what we're thinking about, though He knows what is our mind before we even think it. He delighted in creating evey single one of us, and He delights in molding us to become the people that He wants us to be. why does He delight so much in us? because He loves us. because the love between the Holy Trinity was ever so present and ever so strong that it had to pour out into a created being, so it could be shared with.

when times are tough and the circumstances seem overwhelming, choose to trust in the Lord with all of your heart, mind and soul. for it is only in Him, that our eyes can see. it is only in Him, that we have purpose. it is only in Him, that we are made complete. we must look to Him in all things for when skies are grey, it is only in Him that we can see the silver lining in the clouds. if we do not look up, if we forget to look up, all we will see is the rain, a rain that may seem without end. when we look up, we will see that there is hope for those who trust in the Lord.

"but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." (isaiah 40:31 [NIV])

Posted by Leo Chan at September 14, 2003 10:55 PM