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“A beautiful day is out there to be seen and experienced, but you will be tragically unaware of it if you're stuck in a moment you can't get out of.”

A thought by Erwin Raphael McManus from his book, Chasing Daylight: Seize the Power of Every Moment (Kindle Locations 153-154). Kindle Edition.

We are really enjoying our move to Florida.  It is so beautiful.  I am sitting right now outside looking at a beautiful park filled with green grass, unbelievable trees and flowering plants.

But in this beauty there are many critters that live here.  It is their home.  So in this beauty, you will possibly see snakes, alligators, squirrels, roaches, and lizards, lots and lots of lizards. 

I don’t like snakes.  I really don’t.  Well we had one come visit us last week at our backdoor.  He kind of disrupted our beauty.  We each one have those things that mess up the beauty in our lives.  They have a tendency to tempt us to lock the doors and stay inside but there is so much beauty to experience outside.

What is it in your life that is striving to keep you from experiencing the beauty that God has for you in your life?  Maybe it is a divorce or some financial setbacks.  It could be sickness or even failure in your dream.  Maybe it is fear or even anger.  There are so many things that can rob us of the beauty that God has created for us to enjoy.

It was hard the first time I opened the backdoor to see if our guest was there.  I’ll be honest, I haven‘t walked back there yet but I have gone out the front door.  I have decided to not be stuck in a moment but to break out and experience life and its beauty. 

Why don’t you take some time with God, with His Word, with a friend, with a counselor and figure a way out of your moment that you can’t get out of?  Do it so you can once again see and experience the beauty that God has created for you to enjoy.  I know it is really hard to get unstuck and you probably will need help.  But it will be worth it.

So who are you going to call?
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