God is God

It’s so hard living in this world sometimes because nothing in this world is truly certain.

Well, yes -we hear “taxes and death” are – but then again – how much taxes? And when we will die? – still no true certainty in either of those.

Even when we fool ourselves into thinking our life is certain, it can change in a heartbeat.

The only thing that is certain in this world is that this world is uncertain.

And then – there is God.

He is what keeps up certain in all this uncertainty.

Our God who never changes.

Our God who knows the end from the beginning and the beginning from the end.

Our God who is Ruler over all things, even when it might appear He isn’t.

Disasters. Wars. Elections.

It’s often hard to see God here. And yet, we have to know and believe that while man has freedom of choice and free will, ultimately, God is still sovereignly in control.

We may not understand it.

We may not be able to see it.

We may not have words to explain it or even truly comprehend it.

But faith believes it. God is God.

Always.

In all ways.

His ways – higher than ours.

No doubt, we are living in uncertain times, but never forget we are in the sovereign care of God in who we can be absolutely certain.

He is our hope.

He is our strength.

He is our victory.

He is our peace.

Certainty isn’t found in this world.

It is found in the One who causes the sun to rise and the sun to set – the very One who holds the world in His hands.

It is found in the One who holds our very next breath.

We find our certainty not in this world, precious one – but in the God who is over it.

Of this I am absolutely certain.~❤

~Stacy L. Sanchez / Heartprints of God


The Details

The details

So often we find ourself weighed low beneath the details of life.

We wonder if we are making the right decision about this or if we are doing what is best in handling that.

We think, and we fret, and we worry, and we wonder . . . and in doing so, we often forget that God is in the details.

He who designed water from a lake to evaporate to the sky only to return as rain to water the earth is here working in the details of your life, too, causing one action to prepare the way for the next, one step at a time, all in His perfect timing and perfect way.

He who breathed the stars into being and then orchestrated their orbit, along with that of the sun and moon and a million other celestial wonders, is here orchestrating every single detail of that which concerns you, too – delicately considering all involved and intertwining it all in heavenly fashion.

He who designed the metamorphosis of a lowly caterpillar into a glorious butterfly is here, too, in the details of all that is changing around you, – gently, miraculously, amazingly, creating something new, that no doubt will be unlike anything you’ve known before, but beautiful in its own way.

Trust Him. God is in the details.~❤

stacylsanchez.com / Heartprints of God


The Rosary in a Year – Day 133 – Respond with Grace

How would you react if you saw 12-year old Jesus preaching in the temple? Fr. Mark-Mary points out the varied reactions of onlookers in the mosaic of the Finding in the Temple in the Rosary Basilica at Lourdes. Those surrounding Jesus react with human admiration, amazement, curiosity, and even rejection. Yet Mary looks upon him filled with divine grace. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Finding in the Temple and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.

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The Rosary in a Year – Day 132 – Eyes on Jesus

Giulio Campi’s fresco of The Presentation in the Temple is filled with people and commotion. Two women converse, a child looks towards the viewer, Simeon leans backwards, his eyes closed. Yet in all this chaos, Fr. Mark-Mary notices, Mary’s eyes remain focused on the child Jesus. We meditate on fixing our own eyes on Jesus. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Presentation in the Temple and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.

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The Rosary in a Year – Day 131 – Worship and Warmth

What will be true in heaven is already true in the manger at Bethlehem. Already, heaven and earth bend the knee in worship of Jesus to the glory of God the Father. Fr. Mark-Mary draws our attention to the gaze of Mary, Joseph, and the angels, fixed on Jesus, in Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini’s painting of the Nativity. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Nativity and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.

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The Rosary in a Year – Day 130 – Joy in the Darkness

So often, our futures are shrouded in mystery and darkness. It can be hard to see where God’s plan is leading. Fr. Mark-Mary highlights the dynamics of light and darkness in Rembrandt’s painting, The Visitation, revealing two women who may not see every step of God’s plan, but trust in him regardless. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Visitation and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.

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