Looking for rainbows…

The title of the blog may paint a picture in you mind of someone skipping through a field, oh so, optimistically, looking for rainbows. Well I am not skipping, for one, I am 33 years old, and someone might have me committed. But I am looking for rainbows in this world.

It was sprinkling while I was driving to work this morning. But the sun was shining. So of course I started looking at the sky for a rainbow. (I promise I was careful, I kept my eyes on the road as well) This reminded that no matter what happen in life we can always look up to see something beautiful. No matter how the rain falls in the storms of life and we think that the sky is dark and filled with clouds there is a Light that we can look to! Jesus is that light! Will our situation immediately change when we look to him? Ummm, that has not been my experience. But what does change is my perspective. I can see past the storm, and have a hope of what is to come.

I am not in the middle of a storm right now. My life is going along pretty smooth. But I look around me and I see friends whose lives are simply in turmoil. It breaks my heart. I know if they simply look to Jesus and His word that they would have all the answers that they need. Ephesians 6:12 says: “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms” This is a verse that I remind myself of daily, it reminds me that my focus is to be on the Lord. When the “cruddy” circumstances and conflicts happen in life, it diverts our focus. When my “needs” (or what I think are needs but are actually wants) are not being met, when I don’t feel “warm and fuzzy” all over, where does my focus go? To ME! What good does that do?

I truly want to strive to live everyday with my focus on the Lord, and what he want me to do. I do not want to live with my head in the clouds where I do not see the needs of people around me. I want to live my life to the fullest, with eyes to see the hurts of others, so I can come along side of them and point them toward the hope that I have.

Here are the words to a song that I have been listening to a lot lately...

Mighty to Save

Everyone needs compassion,
Love that's never failing;
Let mercy fall on me.

Everyone needs forgiveness,
The kindness of a Savior;
The Hope of nations.

Savior, He can move the mountains,
My God is Mighty to save,
He is Mighty to save.

Forever, Author of salvation,
He rose and conquered the grave,
Jesus conquered the grave.

So take me as You find me,
All my fears and failures,
Fill my life again.

I give my life to follow
Everything I believe in,
Now I surrender.

My Savior, He can move the mountains,
My God is Mighty to save,
He is Mighty to save.

Forever, Author of salvation,
He rose and conquered the grave,
Jesus conquered the grave.

Shine your light and let the whole world see,
We're singing for the glory of the risen King...