One of the benefits of being a California girl is that I get to spend some of my summer at the beach. Soft warm sand, endless blue ocean, and a bright sky open to possibility. If you haven't ever stood at the edge of the ocean, your toes dipping into the chilly water, realizing how truly small you are, then you need to. There is a certain beauty in feeling small.
The truth is I get so caught up in myself. In my thoughts, my feelings, my problems. It is easy to lose myself in the details of my life. When I stand at the edge of the ocean, when I know that the waves crashing in around me have traveled the planet, when I let myself be small, I get the opportunity to worship the Lord in a unique way. I get to worship him from a place of anonymity. This isn't to say that we become forgotten or unknown to the Lord but rather to ourselves. We cease to lose ourselves in the fabric of our own lives but in the grand tapestry of creation. It is only at the top of a mountain, or standing at the edge of the sea that I see some glimmer of the "big picture."
Standing at ocean's edge, it's so much easier to keep perspective. To celebrate the beauty in being small, in not bearing the weight of the world or even the ocean. It is from this small shore-stuck perspective I get to see God. Not just Father God but God. A powerful, awe-inspiring God. A big God. A God capable of seeing me with my toes just barely caressing wet sand without losing sight of the coral reef flourishing below. A God capable of fitting into the deepest and darkest places of my heart and a God big enough to fill the darkest crevices of the ocean floor.
This is my challenge to you: let yourself feel small today. Not insignificant. If we mean more than sparrows, we also must mean more than starfish. Just feel small. Put yourself on your mental beach, take in the vastness of life and celebrate. Celebrate a big God. Be awe-inspired. Make your way out of the fabric of your life and join in with this tapestry of creation.
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