I woke up early on this third day of Spring break.  I felt so refreshed and my days have truly been overflowing with Jesus.  The truth is me and Jesus just been kicking it with each other every morning this week and my adoptive Father God has shown up every morning as well. Now this morning started the same as the others.  I woke up and walked to my desk.  I sat down and read a page out of my Jesus Calling book and then decided to play some Tonk(card game) while I waited to drink some coffee and head out to the beach.  I decided this morning to skip the coffee and head to a very fancy coffee/tea shop to get my very special Higelow green tea.  You may have one of these shops near you as well, they are amazing and have a very fancy name “Sevung Elevum.”  Once I had my tea I headed to the lighthouse.  As I was driving down old cutler road I notice the sunrise was happening and I was about 25 minutes away from the lighthouse and was going to miss this.  Here’s the deal I started the week by asking God to show me something new everyday I went to the beach.  He kept to his side of my request.  I remember a beautiful spot in the back of Matheson Hammock park where you can still see the lighthouse and it’s about 7 miles away.

This was a spot me and my dad would go to honor my moms memory and just enjoy the beauty of the water and the sky.  As I focus back on my driving I realize I am only about 10 minutes away from this spot and there in front of me, well 2 cars ahead of me is this tree shredder truck.  As I said I was on Old Cutler and there is no passing.  He is literally going 30mph and I am livid, how dare this guy follow the law and drive the speed limit and keep me from my sunrise gift.  He must not know it’s me Anthony Fadelle behind him, so 10 minutes becomes 15 then 20 and I am anxious and In A Rush.  In all this turmoil of my brain, God whispers ” this is on purpose, slow down!”  He was talking about my thoughts and not my speed.  Remember I asked him to show me something new and beautiful everyday and he kept His promises.  God being God and my adoptive Father, as I pull up the gift is waiting.  The sun completely exposed reflecting brightly on the surface of the ocean, but subtle enough that you could look right at it.  God showed me his face on this morning, he took the time and his perfect timing to let me see His beautiful face.  Slowly the clouds begin to cover the sun and the rays are diverted to the lighthouse.  What an amazing and awesome God I was trying to rush!

This has been my spring break and even in this down time I have had so many “Thing To Do.”  All of us find our self in a rush, staying busy and in the grind of life.  Honestly, we have to find time for God first, more than anything else, including family.  As I am sitting here quietly looking over the ocean there is no artist that could create or even duplicate the beauty of God’s creations.  Slow down my friends and start your days with God and I can tell you from recent experience it makes an incredible difference in how you live and care for others.  The only thing missing from my view this morning is the Holy Spirit decending down from the Heavens, that is how beautiful this landscape view is.  Let me just say this about slowing down in your life, PUT A RUSH ON IT! Amen

One Love, One King, All Christ!