Daily Reminders

Wow, I feel like I haven't written anything in ages. This is crazy. I blame piles of undone homework and a shamefully lazy attitude. Hopefully that will change, and very soon. So many thoughts zooming around inside my head just waiting to settle down sensibly and coherently. Overdue thoughts and words waiting to be expressed. Well, let me share a little something that made me smile today. It is only one small example of what I consider to be God's daily reminders to me. As if he is cleverly and secretly masking himself in what the naked, skeptical eye would readily write off as mere coincidence. This morning at work I had nothing better to do than watch music videos on youtube. The first one I viewed was Jimmy Needham's Dearly Loved video that I found posted on Facebook's iLike since yesterday I was talking to some people about going to see him perform this Saturday and he was the first artist to come to mind. Anyhow, here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzn7Y-pco5E

I didn't think much of it. I liked the video. Great song, good pictures, nice quotes. Then, later that day after classes and such, I was studying in the Marshall Center around 6. I hear my name, look behind me to see Danielle and Carol preparing for Bible study. They are cutting out little business-sized cards with a verse on it.

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." -Romans 8:38-39

Same one from the very beginning of the video....

Now, of course that could be sheer chance. I mean, why not? And it could also be completely random that at coaching today, Michelle and I just happened to pick out Genesis 1 to discuss with Jeremy only an hour before. Or maybe it is something else. I feel like He is reminding me of the special place he has in his heart for the men and women of this earth. That in spite of all my inadequacies and failures and doubting, He lifts me up, brushes me off, and says, "Honey, I'm right here. Right beside you, and nobody is gonna move me."

Seriously, it's stuff like that, seemingly pointless instances like that, which keep me in touch with Him on a day to day basis. And I would be inclined to dismiss it as "huh, that was kind of weird..." if it occurred infrequently. But, every other day?? Really? Something tells me there's more going on here. Perhaps if I pay closer attention I might deciper what it is He'd like to show or tell me. Or what He's been trying to reveal this whole time....