I am continually amazed at the works that God has been doing in my life. I have found it interesting that the more my heart turns toward him and I begin to rely on Him for just about everything, how I have begun to see more of Him.

It is hard for me to make it through any extended period of the day without talking to God. I am not talking about praying, I mean talking. When I think of prayer, I think of petitioning and asking for something. I also think of it being formal and lifting a situation before God. When I am not praying for something or somebody and I communicate with the Father, I consider it talking. Like I was talking to a family member or a close friend. I thank Him for the day, and for my life and most often times for blessing me with my position and place in this world. Then there are times when I just need to talk about something and I know He is always there to listen and to guide me to the wisdom I need.

I have also begun to notice that the more I give myself over to His will, the more that I see Him. I am talking about noticing His presence all around me all the time. Seeing Him in the birds in the sky and in the way that He cares for them and provides for them. Thinking on the wonder and beauty of nature. He has the whole universe to consider; yet he takes the time to see that a blade of grass grows from a tiny seed. Just looking at the Ocean or feeling the wind blow, knowing how powerful and awesome those forces are and then knowing that He created them. Then knowing that He took the time to create me as insignificant as I am compared to those forces, yet he spent the time giving me details that are unique to me. He spent time thinking on the best role I could play in His kingdom and how I could best serve his will and purpose. Then He gave me the gifts and talents I needed to accomplish what He set before me to do.

Thinking about how awesome and ever present God is always makes me smile. I mean how could I go through any circumstance and worry? My God really is a big God. He can do all things and I can do all things through Him. There is nothing that can separate me from him and there is nothing that can pull me from his hand. If he has taken so much care and time and invested them in me, why shouldn't I take the same interest in my own well being, physical, spiritual or otherwise?


Mike Aguilar, January 2002