God in the small things

Very often the Lord will teach me things through the most unexpected circumstances. And for some reason, each time I am still surprised by the lessons I still have to learn, the growth I am still capable of (not to say that I think I'm perfect) and all the different ways He can show up in my life.

I am so blessed.

So, I've been working at a cupcake shop for a little over a month now. The place is always slow, and I usually just stand around cleaning things that no normal person would ever think of cleaning. But the Lord has revealed himself in such profound ways in this somewhat insignificant store.

For example, a family of four came in today and I wanted to scoop them in my arms and love them forever. It was a mom, dad, brother, and sister, and they were precious. Literally. They so clearly loved each other. They were on a random family outing together, and decided cupcakes were the adventure of the day. They sat around the table (with me creepily observing, obviously) and talked and laughed and just had wonderful uninterrupted family time. The son was probably around 10 and he hugged his dad out of no where and said, "I love you, dad." My. Heart. Melted.

No hidden agenda, no manipulation. Just love in its purest and most innocent form. A father and child relationship full of love, love that overflows to the creepy girl standing behind the counter witnessing it all.

And that is what I want for my life. I want to love God so much so, that everyone around can tell, that it is plain as daylight that I LOVE God. I want my life to be a constant out pour of love from God, overflowing to everyone: people I love, people who have hurt me, strangers, acquaintances, angry people, hurting people, loving people. Everyone.  I want to live my life according to God's will so that the world can see how good God is, and can be for them too.

I want my life to be wrapped in the love of  God's unfailing, never-ending embrace.

Praise the Lord for showing up in the smallest, most unexpected places.
Praise Him that He has taught me to open my eyes and see Him.