Happy Birthday to me!
Spent yesterday on a grand adventure exploring the world. Unfortunately it was very overcast so definitely could have been a more useful adventure, but oh my goodness how is Winter soooo beautiful?!?! Who needs to see sky when the world is so decorated with frost and seriously... it was such a beautiful day and I saw the sun only once, and it was so far away I barely got a zoomed in picture close enough to make a picture show it...
Can I just say, we have an amazing God who puts so much love into His creations... Some say there will be no snow in heaven... there was no snow or winter before The Flood... snow is a result of sin there is no place for it in a perfect world.... and you know that may be true, but I can't believe that there is no place for snow in a perfect world. I can't believe there will be no snow in heaven... it's too incredibly beautiful.
My enneagram type is #1... and apparently that makes me obsessed with goodness & perfection... And someday I hope I can find a better balance of what exactly that means... but something I've learned along the way is that sometimes perfection comes from imperfection. God made a "perfect" world for us to live in... Heaven was "perfect" before Satan rebelled... but in the end disaster still fell... and if something was truly that perfect, nothing could go wrong. But here's the thing... Even in the midst of perfection, when everything was good and created exactly as it should be. There was always a possibility that something would go wrong. That something could fall apart. But the perfection in Heaven comes from everyone making the choice to do the right thing. Making the choice to be the best they can be. From pursuing love & justice & mercy... at all cost. Perfection isn't about being flawless, it's about choosing to live above flaws.
When winter comes it covers this world with purity and beauty.... assuming we don't just shovel it all away, it lifts us closer to heaven, it lets us see the world through a new lens... see the snow undisturbed, to get a glimpse of what perfection might look like. our sins covered with love & mercy, our hearts cleansed through justice... Living a life that illuminates the love of God in our lives. Choosing first to live a life that Glorifies God above man...
