Filled with Wonder

I read a number of blogs on a fairly regular basis, some written by friends and acquaintances, and some written by people I have never met.  Often the posts I read trigger a thought for this blog.  What someone else has written might inspire me to write on a similar topic.  Or to write something on a parallel theme.  Quite often, what I read triggers a thought on a completely unrelated topic.  The brain is a mysterious thing; I can't explain it.

Yesterday, as I was reading my friend Melanie's post about one of God's grace-gifts in her life, I had one of those experiences.  You can read her post here:  http://pleasuresforevermoreps1611.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-whisper-and-smile.html

After I had read Melanie's post, the phrase filled with wonder kept reverberating in my mind, so I stopped what I was doing and began to think about that phrase.  To ponder it.  The list of things that fill me with wonder is quite lengthy.

Allow me to share just a few.

Recently my husband had a biopsy.  Even as we waited for results, he and I were both surprisingly calm.  The peace of God was very present, and I am filled with wonder by that.  I am so very thankful that the biopsy was negative.  No cancer!  I am filled with wonder and with gratitude!

Sunday evening after church we stopped to grab a bite of dinner before we came home.  As we were eating, we were talking about how wonderful it is to be able to do such a simple thing.  Stop after church for a leisurely meal and then drive about ten minutes to be home.  No more two hour drives home on Sunday night after church.  After four years, those Sunday night drives were getting harder and harder.  And just when we were wondering how much longer we could keep that up, God sent a buyer for our house and we were able to finally move to Spartanburg. What a blessing!  When I think back on those years, and on those drives to and from Spartanburg each week, and on God's perfect timing, I am filled with wonder!

Recently we saw the movie War Room.  (Finally!)  And then we watched it again with friends.  It's a great movie!  If you haven't seen it yet, I urge you.....I beg you....to see it!  Thinking about that movie, and about the privilege and the power of prayer, I am filled with wonder!

The beauty of a sunrise.  Or a sunset.  Ocean waves as they come to the shore.  The laughter of children.  Each new day of life.  I am filled with wonder.

Just to think about who God is!  That He desires to have a relationship with us.  That He provided a way for that relationship through the Person of Jesus Christ.  That He offers us relationship, for now and for all eternity, because of His grace.  That His mercies are new every morning.  I am overwhelmed.  And filled with wonder.

I've begun keeping a list of all the things that fill me with wonder.  It's already quite a long list!

What fills you with wonder?  You might like to start a list, too.


"Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples.  Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Speak of all His wonders. Remember His wonders which He has done."  (Psalm 105:1-2, 5a NASB)