| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 |
| He is in... |
...The waddling feet and swaying bodies of little toddlers who smile and laugh in delight when I smile at them or make funny faces.
...The stubby little doggie legs of Angel, paddling her over to me when I call her name.
...Her smiling, open face, panting up at me after a game of snatch-and-throw (I throw, she fetches, I snatch, and throw again...her version of fetch!)
...The smell of washed dog. Hehe.
...The softness, flexibility, and good nature of above dog, allowing us to manipulate her limbs like a doll, and carry her like a baby.
...Clouds and stars in the sky; mimosa shrinking away shyly at a gentle touch; tiny brown pine-like cones or 'durians' reminding me of my primary school on the sidewalks; pink, red, and white flowerfalls from the trees near my house; dust swirling like gold sparkles in a ray of sunlight.
These things somehow never fail to fascinate me and make me smile.
I've never been big on resolutions, but if there's one important and essential resolution I want for this year, it's to see even more of Him in my life. To be ever conscious of His constant presence with me (for the Lord was with Joseph and Joseph was successful!) in every moment and every mood.
No, scratch that. It's not a resolution; the word resolution suggests yet again self-effort and work, and there is always that chance that I might not fulfill it. Somehow I have this feeling inside that this is going to happen; I will grow even deeper in companionship with my Lord and my Saviour, and it will not be something particularly effortful. I will know He smiles upon me even when I'm not looking for it. I will know His hand on my shoulder, nay, more than that - I will know His outstretched arm speeding me to victory, in the moments of stress and anxiety. I will know all this, and I will rest in His love. For His yoke is indeed easy, His burden is light, and He gives His beloved rest. |
posted by esther @ 1:21 AM  |
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