One Morning's Current...The Will of God

Sometimes you wake early in the morning with vivid plans in mind for the day ahead. You wake with squinted eyes as you stretch yourself out from under the warm covers that cuddled you over the night. You shower, gently pat yourself dry, caress your body in your favorite scented lotion, snuggle in to your favorite cotton T-shirt and soft worn faded jeans.  You hum a familiar happy tune as you slip into the comfy pretty sandals welcoming in your tingling clean feet. 

You tip-toe quietly down the stairs having no envy to those still in slumber, brew your favorite harmonious blend of lemongrass and spearmint green tea, pour it's wonder into your favorite cup as the steaming aroma swirls into the air.  You open the door to the world, step outside, gently inhale the cool morning breeze as the warmth of the sun embraces you saying good morning.  You sip your tea as your eyes marvel in the beauty of the crystal clear blue sky with the hints of the sun's smile.  You're in awe.  You're grateful.  You're blessed.  Inhale.  Exhale.  Smile. It's gonna be a great day!

But, then a current flows in...

image source: http://cslingphotography.com/2011/09/

Hola Readers, Familia and Friends!  Hope you are nice and comfy in your little corner of the world.  I'd like to share a series of unexpected events that unfolded one early morning.  A series of events that evoked a new perspective in my life.  A perspective I thought I already had a grip on but, I guess we are human after all so, we lose grip without even realizing we have.

I have never spoken of my faith here on my blog because I do not believe in religion and I felt that if I spoke of my faith, it will be viewed as religion.  So, although I truly believe it is through God's grace that I began the blog and although in my heart of all hearts I believe the name PonderWonders was Godsent, I still made the decision never to speak of my faith. I did not and still do not wish my blog to entail anything having to do with religion.  In my opinion religion separates.  I believe in God.  I believe in Jesus Christ.  It is my faith in Him that has kept me sane in this otherwise insane world.  I seek his guidance all the time.  And he has led me through some trying moments and darkness in my life.  And he still does even though I hid him from here. That is how God is.  He is everlasting.  He is loyal and always there no mater what.  He was there that morning.  He was the current guiding my way.

After sipping my tea and admiring the beauty of the sky in the wee hours of the morning, I make my way back inside, walk up the stairs, open my laptop ready to browse around blog-o-sphere, respond to comments and catch up with some draft posts I never seem to finish.  So, that morning I woke determined to get organized, complete some drafts and schedule some posts for the week.  But, then a current flows in.  Precious Treasure1, my eldest daughter, came into the room yearning for a motherly shoulder to lean on and a good listening ear.  So, I pushed my plans aside, listened and loved.  She opened up and shared of her struggles and fears.  Long story short she shared the following song that ignited a spark in me.  Yep, God does speak to us in many different ways.  This particular morning, I felt it deeply....no doubt.

I'm Letting Go 

My heart beats, standing on the edge

But my feet have finally left the ledge

Like an acrobat

There’s no turning back

Chorus

I’m letting go

Of the life I planned for me

And my dreams

Losing control

Of my destiny

Feels like I’m falling and that’s what it’s like to believe

So I’m letting go

This is a giant leap of faith

Trusting and trying to embrace

The fear of the unknown

Beyond my comfort zone

Chorus

I’m letting go

Of the life I planned for me

And my dreams

Losing control

Of my destiny

Feels like I’m falling and that’s what it’s like to believe

So I’m letting go

Giving in to your gravity

Knowing You are holding me

I’m not afraid

Feels like I’m falling and that’s what it’s like to believe

Feels like I’m falling and this is the life for me

(by Francesca Battistelli)

After the shared tears, hugs, thank you's and kisses, I focused back to the original plan to browse around blog-o-sphere, respond to comments and catch up with some draft posts I never seem to finish.  I was adamantly determined to get organized, complete some drafts and schedule some posts for the week.  But, then a current flows in.  Now, I am one to be conscious about my surroundings and my environment.  I try to be conscious to what I refer to as the "whispers", which are things or situations that happen around you to help guide you in this journey called life.  I do not believe in coincidences.  Things happen for a reason whether we understand them or not.  It is up to you to be aware of them, to see them, to learn from them. 

The next morning's current led me to coincidentally stumble upon a new found blog which coincidentally is named Most What Matters.  I saw the the image below and pondered if I should press the play button (funny how sometimes we still question ourselves).  I pressed play.  And my soul resonated as a zillion trillion goose bumps invaded my entire being.  The message hit close to home. Very close to home. To mi corazon.  To my heart.  

            

Sometimes things happen to us that we find no meaningful reason for.  Or we don't understand why.  Have you ever had something happen to you that you can't conceive why?  Have you asked God "How could you do this to me God?"  "How could you do this to me?"  Even though we know there are things that happen that we will not understand, we tend to ask these questions anyway.  I know I have.  The message on the video has given me a new perspective and I encourage you to take a moment and click the play button.  You never know what you will get out of it.  And besides, you are not here by coincidence.  Or are you....???

Tootles!