SERENITY

I call this picture "Serenity". I took this picture about 6 weeks ago. It is the lake at Bays Mountain State Park. Before I took the picture I remember thinking to myself - what a peaceful, serene sight - the blue still lake and the sun reflecting off the water looking like diamonds on the lake. I was hoping I could capture that in a picture. And I think I did because when I look at this picture, that is exactly what I see in the picture - Peace and Serenity. Kind of like the peace and serenity God gives us when we come to Him in prayer. He wants us to come to Him with everything and to rely on Him and to know that He is in control. Two of my favorite Scripture verses come to mind when I see this picture.

"BE STILL, AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD;"
Psalm 46:10

"HE HAS MADE EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL
IN ITS TIME."
Ecclesiastes 3:11

Both of these verses fit this picture and the verses and the picture both remind me that I need to stop and be still and spend time praying and talking to God. I need to bring everything to Him in prayer and to continuously thank Him and praise Him for all He has done in my life. And then to thank Him for all the beautiful things He has given me and which surround me every day, in every little and big thing - from the smile on a friend's face to a dramatic sunrise or sunset; from the lovely song of a bird in the morning to the beautiful "peaceful and serene" lake. He truly has made everything beautiful!!!