Missing much.

I was in Mexico last week, and I missed being able to write down my thoughts. Paying to write them down on the internet just didn't seem right while on vacation. So I'm home now and there are a lot of things running through my mind.

Here are the thoughts:

Over the past week there were several moments where I just really missed God's presence. I realize that God is 'present' all the time, in every moment and every breath....but really only if we let him be. I think that in the process of daily living, we forget that he is there. And I'm quite refreshed in this moment to be sitting in his presence. I realize that he is right beside me....still guiding me....still sovereign over each of the areas of my life. Pretty cool, I must say.

I've missed being around Christians. Besides the refreshment that comes with being in the presence of God, being around with Christians is equally refreshing. But it's not just 'Christians' that I miss...it's those people who ooze God. Those Christian's who so greatly model the character of Jesus in their daily walk, that it couldn't be mistaken for anything else. It's a truly beautiful thing. Refreshing....once again.

So it appears that a lot of refreshment is coming right now. I haven't talked much about the details of the trip, so hopefully the pictures will speak a little more. The trip was wonderful....but after reading through this blog again, apparently I was 'missing' a lot of things from home as well. Maybe the things that we need the most are actually right beside us.