God is Everywhere

God is everywhere… What an incredibly tacky and cliché statement, but yet it is true. In my old age, well not quite, I’ve become very tired of hearing this, but I finally realize it’s true. God is in the rain….. This I definitely realized a few nights ago when I was worshiping in the chapel with some friends. It began pouring outside and Trey and Joe, who where leading the worship, instantly transitioned to praise songs about the rain. Before I knew it I was out in the pouring rain on my knees, staring face to face with my Lord and Savior. Moments like that are so rare but so perfect. I long for those moments but they are so spontaneous and unpredictable that I can never plan them, but I’m never closer to God then I am in those moments. That moment has left it’s mark on me. Everywhere I go now I cant help but notice God in things. God is in the stars, God is in the wind, God is in us. Then I got to thinking as I often do…. God isn’t in stuff really is he? I don’t think He is in stuff…. I think He is everything… God isn’t in the rain, stars, wind, and us. He is us…. Some of you are thinking that I may be stretching it a little bit with the reference to us but I would disagree. Christ makes us new creations when we enter into a new life with Him and we are called to be HIS BODY. He’s not entering into our body. God is us because we do God’s work. Now in no way am I saying we are God and that we can do whatever we want; in fact that’s the exact opposite of what I’m saying. Maybe here is a better analogy. God is like the coach of a team. He teaches us. He prepares us. He guides us. But then we have to go play. We have to go out and get dirty. Now sometimes we strike out and others we hit a homerun…. I strike out a lot. Sometimes God gives you the loving caring approach to get you to try harder and other times He needs you to tell you that you are aren’t swinging right so that you can do better the next time. The good news is life isn’t about winning or losing because God already won the game for us. What kind of coach can do that? Our job is to just go out and try. We don’t have to win the race…. Just finish…. Blessed be The Lord Almighty. Amen