Rainbows
Forewarning: long post, but bear w/ me; I'll get to my point at the end! Trying to lay the framework:
Today while driving back from work, it was a little cloudy here and there. Yet the sun was peeping through the clouds. Ok, I wasn't driving, I was a passenger--Dad drove and I just enjoyed the ride home. Anyhow, back to where I was going with this. I was enjoying the ride home in the front seat, looking at all that was in front of me and looking at the sun peeping through the clouds and yet so bright that I had to put my sun glasses on my face. I gazed at the sky and right in between two clouds----there it was........A RAINBOW!! It was a tiny arch. I yelled "Daddy, look at the rainbow!!" (yes, I still at times call my dad, "daddy"). Dad replied "where...what rainbow, I don't see a rainbow". I pointed up and said "there....right in between the clouds!" Dad saw it and said "yah, I see it now". I thought that it might be raining somewhere in the mountains that caused a tiny rainbow to appear, but didn't really care why it was there. Though it was SMALL it was absolutely GORGEOUS! I began to look at each color.... naming each color from what I remembered from school: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Though it was small, I saw every color, every detail; each one just made my heart melt. It reminded me of God's Promises to us. God's Promise that He will always be there for us and that in His Word we can found millions of other promises. Then I thought of a song from David Meece called "God's Promises/Rainbows in the Night. Here are the lyrics:
Deep within this darkened heart of mine
The Word of God still shines with hope
Deep within this frightened life I live
A voice so soft and still grows
And when the sun is hidden
And shadows cloud my starless skies
Amazingly I turn and see a light
God's promises are rainbows in the night
Shining hope inside when shadows cloud my eyes
His promises are rainbows in the night
Guiding through the darkest times
God's promises are rainbows in the night
Looking back on all the roads I've known
The echos of the songs I've sung
Looking back there's a thread of love and grace
Connecting each line and space I've known
And all the years I thought were lost
On empty searching without clues
Now trace a journey to the highest truth
God's promises are rainbows in the night
Shining hope inside when shadows cloud my eyes
His promises are rainbows in the night
Guiding through the darkest times
God's promises are rainbows in the night
I haven't heard or sung this song for YEARS and I thought it was interesting how this song was the FIRST song I thought of when I saw the rainbow in the sky this afternoon; I mean, I've seen many rainbows before and never thought of this song until today. Then I realized....God put that song in my head; God had me sing the chorus (which I bolded); I only know the first few lines of the chorus. I came home and looked up the lyrics to the song and put CD (that my bro in law burned for me 8 yrs ago!) and heard it! NO wonder God put that song in my head! Read the lyrics!
You all know that these past couple of weeks I've been struggling not just w/ physical pain (because I've been experiencing breathing difficulites again as well as stomach issues, shoulder issues, upcoming possible surgeries, etc); I've been struggling emotionally which as affected me spiritually. With all the changes about to occur at work; I'm not a very happy person; I'm worried; I don't want to go through what I did before in my previous job. I wondered, questioned why does this have to happen again to me. Why do I constantly have to be sick with food allergies, stomach issues, breathing difficulties, etc? Why do I constantly have to struggle with work related issues? Yes, I look at my friends who is a lot sicker than me and I feel for them, but that doesn't mean I don't struggle with the same questions. I constantly see a blur in front of me and I constantly want answers---NOW. I'm constantly frustrated. Yesterday was my day off from work and I was talking to my mom more about how frustratd I am about the job changes that is coming up and how I haven't recieved a phone call from the other places I've applied for---what gives? I was asking this question, yet never realizing I need to me still and quiet and patient.
Then...........when I read the words to this beautiful song, it reminded me that God's Promises are there whether we see it or not; it comes during all periods of our life; and though life seems uncertain, blurry, or blocked, there's always a reason behind what happens and God is there. His Promises are Rainbows in the Sky....It's the light that shows us there is hope in God and that though there may something blocking my spiritual vision--that is Satan doing the blocking---God is the one who will never leave me and God's Promises are always fullfilled. Yes, right now I feel my vision is blurred because I can't see God in all this, but I know that He's in control of all that is happening in my life right now. My vision is blurred.....but one thing I realized through this song is that God's Promises will always guide me through the darkest time; all I need is true faith and belief that He's in control.
You see? Big Realizations comes in the smallest things----all it took was for me to look at that small rainbow.....for me to suddenly think of this song (which I know was God putting that song in my heart)...then for me too go home, listen to the song from my CD and look up the lyrics, and realize the greatest of it all!!! THANK YOU, JESUS!!!
Today while driving back from work, it was a little cloudy here and there. Yet the sun was peeping through the clouds. Ok, I wasn't driving, I was a passenger--Dad drove and I just enjoyed the ride home. Anyhow, back to where I was going with this. I was enjoying the ride home in the front seat, looking at all that was in front of me and looking at the sun peeping through the clouds and yet so bright that I had to put my sun glasses on my face. I gazed at the sky and right in between two clouds----there it was........A RAINBOW!! It was a tiny arch. I yelled "Daddy, look at the rainbow!!" (yes, I still at times call my dad, "daddy"). Dad replied "where...what rainbow, I don't see a rainbow". I pointed up and said "there....right in between the clouds!" Dad saw it and said "yah, I see it now". I thought that it might be raining somewhere in the mountains that caused a tiny rainbow to appear, but didn't really care why it was there. Though it was SMALL it was absolutely GORGEOUS! I began to look at each color.... naming each color from what I remembered from school: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Though it was small, I saw every color, every detail; each one just made my heart melt. It reminded me of God's Promises to us. God's Promise that He will always be there for us and that in His Word we can found millions of other promises. Then I thought of a song from David Meece called "God's Promises/Rainbows in the Night. Here are the lyrics:
Deep within this darkened heart of mine
The Word of God still shines with hope
Deep within this frightened life I live
A voice so soft and still grows
And when the sun is hidden
And shadows cloud my starless skies
Amazingly I turn and see a light
God's promises are rainbows in the night
Shining hope inside when shadows cloud my eyes
His promises are rainbows in the night
Guiding through the darkest times
God's promises are rainbows in the night
Looking back on all the roads I've known
The echos of the songs I've sung
Looking back there's a thread of love and grace
Connecting each line and space I've known
And all the years I thought were lost
On empty searching without clues
Now trace a journey to the highest truth
God's promises are rainbows in the night
Shining hope inside when shadows cloud my eyes
His promises are rainbows in the night
Guiding through the darkest times
God's promises are rainbows in the night
I haven't heard or sung this song for YEARS and I thought it was interesting how this song was the FIRST song I thought of when I saw the rainbow in the sky this afternoon; I mean, I've seen many rainbows before and never thought of this song until today. Then I realized....God put that song in my head; God had me sing the chorus (which I bolded); I only know the first few lines of the chorus. I came home and looked up the lyrics to the song and put CD (that my bro in law burned for me 8 yrs ago!) and heard it! NO wonder God put that song in my head! Read the lyrics!
You all know that these past couple of weeks I've been struggling not just w/ physical pain (because I've been experiencing breathing difficulites again as well as stomach issues, shoulder issues
Then...........when I read the words to this beautiful song, it reminded me that God's Promises are there whether we see it or not; it comes during all periods of our life; and though life seems uncertain, blurry, or blocked, there's always a reason behind what happens and God is there. His Promises are Rainbows in the Sky....It's the light that shows us there is hope in God and that though there may something blocking my spiritual vision--that is Satan doing the blocking---God is the one who will never leave me and God's Promises are always fullfilled. Yes, right now I feel my vision is blurred because I can't see God in all this, but I know that He's in control of all that is happening in my life right now. My vision is blurred.....but one thing I realized through this song is that God's Promises will always guide me through the darkest time; all I need is true faith and belief that He's in control.
You see? Big Realizations comes in the smallest things----all it took was for me to look at that small rainbow.....for me to suddenly think of this song (which I know was God putting that song in my heart)...then for me too go home, listen to the song from my CD and look up the lyrics, and realize the greatest of it all!!! THANK YOU, JESUS!!!
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