God IS Everywhere!

Today I am thankful for my health. This is something that we usually overlook when we are healthy, but those who are sick or battling a serious illness think of their health constantly, so today I am SO thankful for my health and my family’s health. Thank you, God.

As you may or may not know, I am currently planning a wedding. I must admit that when I heard of my dear friend Daniel’s passing, I immediately thought of the void in my wedding party…and I thought, “No Daniel, no wedding!” Though that is not at all what he would have wanted. At the funeral we found out that our PERFECT reception venue was going to be torn down…though the timing was quite horrible, it seemed fitting that the good thing was going to be demolished, similarly to how my heart was demolished from the loss of my wonderful, great friend, Daniel; though Daniel would be telling me, “The show must go on, Mia!” So I will continue to set up the stage for my nuptials. This has not been an easy task because sadness will not leave me alone! It’s looming over me and I continue to pray for God to blow it away.

As we were driving home last night I secretly asked God for a sign to let me know what to do, how to act…and two songs in a row played on the iTunes Genius mix that were about death, and all I could think about was death so I immediately knew that God was listening and he was reaching me through song, as I often feel he does…these were some of the lyrics that I heard:

“When I go away, no more crying, no more trials, home to leave my worries in the graveyard…and I’ll be bound for glory.” – Levon Helm’s song “When I Go Away”

This settled my sadness. I thank God for reaching me through song; it’s my favorite language anyway. But then yet another song, a third sign, came on the mix and freaked me out a bit, it was Tom Petty’s song “Time to Move On” and the lyrics are as follows:

“It's time to move on, time to get going
What lies ahead, I have no way of knowing
But under my feet, baby, grass is growing
It's time to move on, it's time to get going”

A smile instantly grew upon my face and I thank God again for reaching me so clearly through song. I looked to my left to see my fiancé’s young, handsome face smiling at me with an orange and blue background of what was another beautiful sunset behind his beaming smile. If I didn’t know at this moment that God was in charge, that He was giving me gift after gift after gift and loving me more than I can imagine, then I know it now.

My Aunt Kathy sent me an email this weekend which included a blog that her friend had written. Her friend is dying of breast cancer and has outlived several friends with the same illness and I was incredibly touched by what all she had to say. One of the things she said that stuck with me most was this, “Man’s chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.” This, I can do. I will use my gift of music to glorify Him and I will have the easiest time enjoying Him forever!

There were several other things that happened over the weekend where I witnessed God’s work first hand, in the smiles of the two poor guys at the thrift store who were sharing their love for the lord with everyone, conversations with my mother, my dad’s beaming love for me and my sweet dog, the email from my aunt, my precious snugly doggie, etc. The list is endless, really. God is everywhere, he truly is.

So despite my “horrible” weekend with wedding plans crashing around me, it is so clear to me of what I do have and what I should be focusing on, the love around me that I’m blessed with, blessed with God’s greatest gift. Love.