PRAYING MANTIS

 Dear Friend:

Pray what to do today.

I meet with a dear friend. It is a beautiful, sunny warm day and the trees are a full peak for changing color so the walk is so inviting soul filled. I mean out of no where a praying mantis appears on the sidewalk and we pause and fascinate over seeing it. You know I can not even think of the last time I saw a praying mantis. They have that prayer-like stance. Within in us both praying people we sense God calling us to pray. Pray for the things we talk about.

What now presents itself to be a Holy Spirit adventure we continue to watch, see and admire creation.

We approach a Bald Cypress tree and from afar in the fall it has such a gold brown fall color scheme that just is amazing! We discovered when you get so close to the tree it looses all of that amazing color that you see from a distance. It really is one of my favorite fall must sees, but now I discover best viewed from a distance. What does that mean? Isn't it just like life, close up you view all the flaws and the muddled chaos? Then you back up and gain perspective and you can see the beauty. 

Sometimes we need to back up and take a look and breath let God work on the close up. He wants the honest real close up point of view. Don't worry he's got this! He promises. Do you trust Him.

I love how our souls are awakened to receive the messages of the Lord. He is alive and real, don't doubt it.

Sometimes we can't see it because we are at the close point and we don't back up and take a look.

I'm an artist and this also works with art. When you are on top of the drawing and don't take the time to back up and breath, check it out. On top you are discouraged back up, pray, breath.

We agreed, God was good to show us these things. It was a blessed walk.

Psalm 37:5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this. 

Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in you.