Beautiful and Mighty

Today I went on a beautiful walk by a pond after working out. 

I looked up, "Thank you God for these beautiful clouds with the sun rays spilling out between them" (click-I take a picture)

I walked towards the bridge, "Thank you God for your surrounding beauty as I walk acrossthis bridge" (click- I take another picture)

I look out towards the fountain in the middle of the pond, "Thank you God for the water that can dance the way it does" (click- once again)

I walk over to a tree and notice a single orange leaf in the midst of the green ones, "God, thank you for your creativity of seasons changing colors" (click-...oh wait I must take another picture from another angle..I get closer... click) And as I'm doing this..I'm not paying attention to where I'm stepping....

 I start over to where a bench is close to the water "Thank you God for moments when I can sit on that bench and talk to You" (click-I take a picture)...."OUCH" (is there a sticker around my foot?..I look down,...my pants are animated with hundreds of ants crawling all over me!

I know to stay as calm as I can, or they are all going to start biting... slowing I start removing them.. of course they don't like my disturbance (and they didn't like it when I stepped on their home earlier either).  They start to bite me more and on my hand.  At this point I can definitely say, 'I have ants in my pants' because I really do, and in my sock and now on my hands crawling up my arm...

In the midst of all this, the main thing on my mind was a great sigh to the fact that I HAD TO end my special little walk with God for the afternoon.

And as I was walking back to my car in agony, I was thinking... why was I having such a good time enjoying His beauty...and then..the ant attack had to happen... but then I started thinking about the ants..they are God's also... Ants were defending themselves, God designed them to be that way... and in much of God's design, there is much evidence that He is not just limited to being BEAUTIFUL..but also MIGHTY.  I think of His lightening, His thunder, His earthquakes,... He is a God the Romancer.... He is also God the Mighty Master and Creator.  and He is to be revered as much as adored.

Epilouge to my story:  I made it home safe, dosed up on Benedryl, took a long nap, and am now in good condition. ;)