Seeing God in the Everyday

I don’t know about you, but I often take lots of things for granted. A bloom or a sunset are so beautiful, but I often don’t think about how they testify to God’s majesty or creativity (Psalm 19:1). When you see an odd color in the sky, do you recognize how God made that color just for you to see in that moment? It takes me back to the beginning in the Garden. Adam and Eve after having been in the Garden for we don’t know how long with God doing the work He had assigned – tending and watching over the Garden (Gen 2:15) – got complacent with what God had given them. 

Yes, the serpent deceived Eve while Adam looked on (Gen 3:1-7), but why did that happen? They got distracted from the work God had given them and they didn’t see Him in what they already had. They took their eyes and mind off what God had told them and took time to listen to what Satan was dropping. They took the Garden for granted and wanted what they didn’t have. They lost sight of all the blessings God had already given them and wanted the very thing God told them was not good. How often do you find yourself in the same position? Wanting what God has told you is not good. I know I find myself there occasionally and it never works out well. 

We need to seek God in the everyday things (Psalm 105:4). He’s always there blessing us and teaching us, but we must be attentive to His voice. If we’re not, we can easily be distracted. I know I have a reputation of being distracted by shiny objects and I need to stay on course to not veer one way or another. If you are like me, look to God to direct your path and don’t take any detours (Prov 3:5-6). If He is guiding you, you won’t go wrong and even when it doesn’t look like you expect, He’s still working it out.