Thanksgiving Journal: Thank You for Awe-Inspiring Moments

Do you remember having experienced any awe-inspiring moments this year?  You know the kind...those that fill your skin with goosebumps, or take your breath away...those that bring tears to your eyes, only not of sadness, but of pure wonder...those that represent life's big exclamation marks.  These moments are quite rare and very special.  According to the Collins dictionary, “Awe is the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with something wonderful and often rather frightening.”

Our God is an Awesome God, like Psalm 68: 35 says:

You, God, are awesome in your sanctuary;

the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.

Praise be to God!

Therefore, when we experience God-moments...by definition, those are Awe-moments...actually, those are the MOST Awesome moments.  Have you experienced any of those lately?

Like I mentioned earlier, they tend to not come around very often.  They are the ones that make one exclaim: "That is the work of God Almighty."  Because you know there was no force on earth that could have accomplished what you've witnessed.  

Awe-inspiring moments fill you with respect and fright...the kind of fright that we feel when we know God is near and on the move.

I had a moment like that this year.  Actually, I had many moments in which contemplating nature allowed me to feel awe.  But I had one experience in particular that made me take a few steps back and exhale the acknowledgement that it was only by the power of the Hand of God Almighty that things unfolded the way they did.  It was a moment I have been waiting for and praying for 12 years...it was a moment I knew would only be real by the direct intervention of God.  It was a moment when reconciliation was possible and old and deep wounds became healed...and peace finally flowed again like a river. 

Today, I want to Praise Our Awesome God for giving us awe-inspiring moments.  May we recognize them when they happen.  May we treasure them.  May we appreciate them for they are precious, indeed.  May we be aware of them for they are rare.  May we be filled with respect for they are so outside of the realm of the humanly possible, that they are frightening.  May we be grateful.  In the Precious Name of He Who Is Awesome.  Amen!