"Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows."
Luke 12:7
Did you know that most of a dragonflies life is spent in it's nymph state underwater? After years in it's nymph state, it climbs out of the water and attaches itself to a stem, emerging into adult life leaving behind it's skin. With an adult dragonfly only living for up to two months, you can imagine the frantic pace of life searching for a mate, laying eggs and finding food to be had.
The detail of one insect has me in awe.
Think about what all needs to take place in order for a dragonfly to survive. How not just two wings, but four, have to be perfectly timed in flight to succeed. How each dragonfly has it's own set of stripes and shade of colors making them unique in their own skin...details.
{ Flight of life. }
{Exuvia: the old self emerging into something beautiful. }
"The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature."
Genesis 2:7
You breathed life into our nostrils...You form the clouds to be as You wish, showing Your might and Your power. You knit our very being together making each of us different and unique. Like twisted fishing line special in it's own way, so are our thoughts and opinions. You gave us purpose to live. We wear and tear causing new lines; our scars making new identifying marks about us. We each carry our own story like the fishing line has of it's own. Some feeling used, not wanted or without reason to take the next step.
The beauty of the detail is that with that very breath, our lungs filled with His goodness and purpose. To be found. To be used for good. To be cared for.
You give life, You are love
You bring light to the darkness
You give hope, You restore
Every heart that is broken
Great are You, Lord
It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise
We pour out our praise
It's Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise
To You only
All the earth will shout
Your praise
Our hearts will cry
These bones will sing
Great are You, Lord
It wasn't the detail of the pine cone or berry I noticed. It was the little things such as the web and floating cotton that caught my eye. The twinkle in the sap heavy to drip and the dry bark with years of wear and tear covered by the obvious blanket of moss...details.
The detail that is known and planned. The detail that is loved, wanted and given a reason to live. The detail that makes you want to stop and praise God for slower moments, for patching me together for MY exact PURPOSE. The detail of answering my whys and what am I doing with my life. The detail of preparing my heart to be a family.
Without details, we would forever live in a dark and bland world.
Know your details. Stop, search and share the beauty of your own details.
My detail is knowing my Creator and Him uncovering the web of my life day after day. How yesterday effects today and today tomorrow. My prayer is that my life doesn't get so busy that I go not noticing these faith moments. My prayer is for myself and family to stop, listen, look around and see the littlest details that make our lives beautiful.
"Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created."
Revelation 4:11
"Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created."
Revelation 4:11
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