Beautiful Sunsets

I enjoyed my run on Monday sooo much during lunch that I decided to go again. This time, I went to my favorite running spot at the lake. I was kinda hoping to hear God speak to me again. As I ran I had my ipod speakers on full blast..or close to it anyway. Worship was happening as I ran. So as I ran I sang to Him. There was a certain song that came on and the lyrics were "This is for you, for all you've done for me and I wanted to show you how much you mean, My God." As I ran I began singing that to Jesus with all of my might. I'm getting healthy for You God. I want to run and live my life out loud to make You proud, Lord! I kept running and the sun was setting. The trees around the lake are full of leaves right now because it's summer. Because of that you can't always see the lake fully.
I have ALWAYS been a fan.. BIG fan of sunsets and sunrises. I love the colors across the sky especially at night. Each sky is different. Never ever the same. God is the MOST amazing artist and I have taught my children to appreciate sunsets as well. Anyway... I am running and I rounded the corner around some trees with the lake full in view... the song in my ears.. I heard the Lord say.."This is for YOU for all you've done for me and I wanted to show YOU how much you mean to me"......I looked across the lake and the reflection of the sky was PURPLE, RED, BLUE ..... BRILLIANT! I gasped. I knew that God had me running at the lake that night to show me the sunset...to say to me.. Christy.. I love you. I'm proud of you. You dont' have to be perfect. I don't expect you to be perfect. I just want you to keep living. Keep going. I'm going to give you your heart's desires and sooo much more! There's sooo much I want to do in you. I want you to shine for ME!
God is such an amazing father. Despite the fact that my girls have a father who has abandoned them... I will do whatever it takes to SHINE God for my children. To show them that sometimes we have unexpected things along the way but if we allow God to control our lives, we don't have to live in fear, but expectation that God will take that unexpected thing and turn it into something amazing and wonderful and beyond our dreams!
I look forward to tomorrow. In the meantime... I'm off for another run.

I don't know what you are facing... but look to the sky. You may see clouds coming your way, but check out the way God will turn those clouds into the most beautiful painting when the sun shines on them!