did I miss a whole month?

How often do you find yourself in awe of God? What causes you to stop in wonder at who God is or what God has created?

Last week I was in Dublin Ireland for a meeting with most everyone who is leading the movements to reach the 14-25 year old students of their country with the hope of Jesus Christ. I love these moments! One night we prayed for each other personally and for what God is doing in our countries. Much time was spent thinking together as this photo illustrates. Germany, Finland, Portugal, Ireland... I love seeing us all work together like this for a common purpose.
We praised God together for the students who have come know Jesus as their personal savior this past year. We praised God together for those students who are showing a passion to live their lives sharing this gospel message with others. And we learned again that we are always in need of the Gospel in our lives.

After the meetings, Deb and I drove up to Northern Ireland to an area called Giant's Causeway. Legend has it, that the giant Finn MacCool built it to reach Scotland... which you can see from the shore... if you click on the name Giant's Causeway in this paragraph you can read all about it.
Early in the morning Deb and I hiked along the cliffs and then took a looong staircase down to the lower path to see the Giant's Causeway. We walked along marveling at the beautiful creation... we walked past the area called the Organ... can you see why it is called that? :-)

I walked on ahead a bit through this opening in the columns and once I came to the other side, I stared in amazement. my mouth literally dropped open. I wandered around with praises to God falling out of my mouth. So incredible! on the other side, are these columns at various levels. they are all perfectly shaped hexagonal columns. I wandered through them thinking... how could anyone think that a creative designer did not do this? Is there anything in this world that is not based on the original creation? Any colour or shape that God did not design?

As I walked along in amazement, I was struck again by how amazing God is. When was the last time you were in awe of God?

Was it something you saw that reminded you of God's beauty? Was it someway that you saw God's love for you displayed in a way that you could not miss it? Was it a verse or chapter of the Bible that leaped out at you in a fresh and new way?

My time at the causeway, was precious and amazing. Literally, praises to God were falling out of my mouth! oh to live like that every day!