Yesterday. I went to church. Don't get me wrong - that isn't something horribly unusual. This time of year the choir I am in sings more often, thus requiring my attendance. Most Sundays I have anywhere from 1 to all 3 children with me, but yesterday was different. I went by myself. I sat with the choir the entire time and was able to really sit, listen and enjoy the service. Then it happened.
First let me explain my love for our church. It can be broken into 3 categories- 1. The people, 2. The opportunities for fellowship and 3. The preaching. Yes. I said it- I go to a church because I enjoy the sermons. Yesterday was no exception. If you ever want to hear the sermons for yourself - you can check out the Calvary website - in fact here is the link directly to the sermon page.
Awesome Sermons at Calvary
Back to the story at hand. While listening to the sermon- I was hearing about how Jesus went into the temple and cast out the money changers and the people selling animals. He was trying to change the way of thinking; telling people that they didn't have to go to the temple to be with God- God was always with them. For us, this makes complete sense because this is how we are brought up (at least how I was brought up.) Then toward the end of the sermon the pastor quoted George Strait. He quoted the song "I Saw God Today". The song talks about how you can see God all around you all you have to do is look. That was the "duh" moment of the day.
After church I decided to do my own lesson for Sunday school. Instead of doing the rotation - we took the lesson from church and really dug into it. It has been hard to keep 5th graders focused all year, but yesterday was a little different. In fact- I asked 3 different times if what we were talking about made real sense and for once, they said yes. I was stunned. Were they lying to me- probably - but it was the first time we had real interaction in class that didn't involve some non-church topic.
On my way home I decided to try and really look for God. And I found him. I found her at the gas station, I found him in the smile of my husband and kids, I found her in the melting snow at our house. He really was all around me. I also decided that I needed to do this more often. I need to really look for God every day, not just on days I get the proverbial hand to the back of the head. So- I am challenging myself and YOU to try and find God today, tomorrow and the next day. You never know where you will find God. :)
