Soaked

It's been raining for the past three days and the ceaseless watering got me thinking of the ocean, of how much I miss the sea. If only I could get myself into some resort hideaway, just me and the ocean one on one. Oh how I love the ocean! My heart is soaked with longing. I can almost taste the seawater and smell the breeze. I desire so much to be close to it today in spite of the pool that gathers in the street and in the corners of my mind. It's just not the same. I miss the ocean. I miss being with God.

You see, it is in the sea that I feel His presence so strongly though I know, He is with me everyday. There is nothing that compares when I stand in awe beside it. I realize how small I am and how great my God is. I realize how I am nothing, and God is everything. There is so much I do not know and yet I am content with His mystery.

Sometimes I am tired of asking...I just want to listen...

The sea has taught me a lot, about the ebb and flow of life. The waves retreat for a time but return with such vengeance, ever more renewed...dissolving the hardest of corals into pure sand.

I hear of a love song that describes it as "full of conflict, full of change." It is never stagnant, it goes on and on. It moves on despite the turmoil beneath it or even in the calm. It continues its journey, never stagnant. It is never stuck, it knows how to let go, it flows with the wind...even when it is at peace, it is constantly moving. It changes and grows. It is never the same. The same goes with our lives. Changes happen everyday but some are so small, that it escapes our grasp...

It is said that if you leave the ocean alone for some years with its dirt and garbage, it will heal itself, cleanse itself, take care of itself until it is renewed. I wish the same of us. I pray that we continue to move on despite the weathers of life. That we too learn a thing or two from the waves.

How powerful and great is this creation. How even more powerful its Creator! For this is just a glimpse of His greatness. I realized that we too have the power of the ocean within us. For it is the same God who created us both. We are after all the crowning glory of creation, yes, even greater than the waters.

We have not realized the immensity of love God has bestowed upon us so extravagantly. He has blessed with us so much power within... power that when used correctly will change the world for the better... if we only follow God's wind and set our sails in complete trust.
Like the sea, we die a little each day, yet get reborn again with the strength to overcome the hardest of challenges...remember the ebb and flow... the letting go...the moving on...we are never the same. we continue to grow.

We have the power of the sea within us. There is so much we can do. It is our soul's duty then to show His power and majesty by helping others discover their own light, their true worth because it is only when one begins to truly love and value one's self that he or she can start to change for the better.

Even before restoration, healing must come first. There should be healing within and then we can begin the restoration of our families, our communities, our country. The sea heals itself, renews itself constantly, then gives back its life. We too have that power within us.
I will forever be grateful for Your gift of the sea. If only I can go there often. But for now, I will hold these thoughts in my heart until I can walk Your sands and touch your waters.

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How lovely is your dwelling place oh God (Psalm 84). The ocean is a sure reflection of God's beauty. How truly beautiful this God of ours. His beauty heals and inspires.