Day with the Lord

Once a month, our team takes a day to reflect on what God’s been doing in our lives. This month, we decided that there’s no better place to experience God’s glory than at a Caribbean beach! We went to Playa Caribe, located just about and hour and a half outside of Santo Domingo. This was my first time outside the city unescorted by locals, so it was an adventure too.

My favorite thing about this beach are the waves. I had a blast riding them on boogie boards we could rent. Thank God I didn’t get stung by anything this time!

 

Something God reminded me of during my time with Him (which was awesome as I got to watch the waves and the horizon and crystal blue water that He created!) that He loves me with unfailing love. What a cool picture it was to meditate on this verse while sinking my feet into the sand:

How precious are your thoughts about me, O God.
     They cannot be numbered!
     I can’t even count them;
     they outnumber the grains of sand!

     Psalm 139:17-18

That there is nothing I can do for Him that will make Him love me more, not is there anything I can do that will separate me from His love. Having felt inadequate and discouraged at times, holding myself to my own standards of success, this was so relieving to hear. It’s been so tempting to entertain thoughts of who I wish I was like, who could handle this job more gracefully than I could, what I should be like. In His goodness, God gave me this reminder as if to say, “You are everything I could want in a daughter. Why are your thoughts so harsh towards yourself? I chose you because it brings me joy and glory to see you, specifically, carry the message of my Son to this place. Even if you stumble, I will lift you back up. There is nothing you lack that I can’t provide.” He is so good!