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| On Lake Snowtip with last year's first big snow |
It really snowed for the first time this year yesterday, I mean the kind of snow that actually sticks to the ground, not just the kind that blows through the air and melts before it ever reaches it's destination. I have to admit, I am a sucker for snow....for me it is a way to make any bad day so much better....it is almost really like a spiritual experience actually.
The snow reminds me to be a kid again. There is just something about it that makes me want to go sledding, build a snowman, make snow ice cream or hook a goat onto the sled to pull my brother and I around. Snow brings back so many good memories for me growing up. I remember one year, when my brother was really little, my dad and I build a HUGE snowman in our backyard. The bottom ball was as big as I was...not saying much because I was around twelve, but it was still pretty big. It is amazing to me how snowflakes, which are so much can form something so big. Think about it, some snowflakes we can't even see and yet we can put them together and make something amazing.
The fact that there are no two snowflakes that are the same also baffles me. Think about how many snowflakes must fall in just a few short seconds on a blustery day. Millions or more, I am sure. Then think about the number of snowflakes that are outside on the ground right now...woah....those numbers totally blow my mind. I can't help myself but let my mind wander to God. The very God that carves each unique snowflake out of ice, the God who makes sure that each one of them are different, the God who knows exactly how many snowflakes are outside my window right now....created me and it watching over me. If HE spends so much time on snowflakes that melt within a few days, how much time does HE spend on me? It just baffles me.
Probably my favorite part of snow is it's purity. I love how the trees are all bare and dying, the animals are practically nonexistent and the ground is all cold and dead, and yet the snow falls erasing all the dull, dead brown and making it pure again. It reminds me of my life. I am the dead tree, the rotten Earth and yet God makes me pure. Then eventually the snow melts and it becomes gross again and God yet again covers the impurities with a white blanket. Yet we have to be cautious because when the purity is compacted, it get dangerous. When we get too full of our new found purity in Christ, we also become dangerous. We can become ice clods thrown in someone's direction. We can become the slippery stuff covering the roads and the side walks making it impossible to get where you actually need/want to go.
Well, I am going to go get ready to go outside and enjoy the snow before it melts. That is one last thing, it is a reminder of how we are here today and could be gone tomorrow. Be grateful for the pure snow, let it take you back to memories of childhood, let it be a reminder of how much God loves you, let it show your purity. Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow ****
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