Snapshots of God!

I recently came across a series in the Christian bookstore called God in the Arts. It uses different media avenues to shed light on the story of redemption in the arts. I believe there is a very real presence of God in photography specifically. The way some people can capture the essence of still life can often incite awe because of the grandeur of creation, which points to an even grander Creator!
I am a very contemplative person, this can be dangerous because sometimes I get lost in my own thoughts. I get caught up in the past and even as I posted these pics my mind began to wonder. I have to deliberately bring my thoughts back to God, how he is working, and arranges the details of everyone's life. Just to know he had a specific plan when he knit my little brother, who is my best friend(apart from his wife), into my moms womb and even my little nephew who looks just like my sister it amazes me. I am excited and praying about what he will be, I want him to be just like my brother, a godly man; a man of integrity and valor.


I take so many pictures my family often expects me to have the camera at different functions, my mom at one point called me the family historian. I love looking back at those old pics and I don't know why. Most of the time the then babies are now teenagers, others have gotten married, or cut their hair, sadly some have even gotten divorced. The point is change is inevitable no matter how it comes, even the relationships that you once had with the people change or become non existent. But you know the pictures, they never change, yeah they may get old, start turning yellow even, but that moment in time, that look it never changes. The reason why you made that face, remains constant, that horrid outfit that you would not be caught dead in today, back then you thought it was the coolest thing ever. When I think of these things I am reminded of the God who is immutable, never changing. For me it helps me to see how I can't hold on to those memories or the people for that matter, too tightly, they fade, names are forgotten, faces begin to blur and feelings change even. The comfort in knowing God is so secure, He can't lie, makes me want to run to him and love Him more because I truly desire that stability. I think we all do. Maybe that is why I take so many pictures; snapshots of what I really desire.http://www.tumblr.com/blog/eulice29/new/text