Orange Colored Sky

"Life is about not regretting anything, but learning from those experiences and moving forward as a better person, inside and out."

I love jazz music. When life gets crazy and unexplained, I tend to listen to it's soothing melodies and harmonies to calm my nerves and help me find peace in my heart. There are some that help me relax, others make me want to dance around my room in a big "twirly" dress and spin around like I'm a five year old ballerina. One of my favorite is "Orange Colored Sky". Above all songs I may say I love, this is by far my favorite. I'm pretty sure I will sing this song at my wedding to my future husband. It speaks to my heart in so many ways, especially in regards to my faith in God.

"I was walking along, minding my business,
When out of the orange colored sky,
Flash, bam, alacazam, wonderful You came by..."

God's love is like falling in true love. When I feel like I am all alone and life can no longer go on, Jesus finds a way to sing a song in my heart that I cannot ignore. Yesterday's "unconventional" post was a little outside of my normal cheery/happy/optimistic realm, but you have to take the raindrops to have sunshine.

Also, I came across an important revelation last night - prayer works. As much as I like to deny this fact, and throw a temper tantrum when He doesn't bless me with the funds to buy another pair of shoes or another purse, I know that God is up in Heaven, listening to my prayers and answering them in His own perfect way. We do not always hear the "alacazam" part, but I know that He always answers our prayers - may not be right away, may not be the answer we want to hear, but He knows better than we do. I was thinking about this earlier - if I were in His shoes (yes, God wears shoes, Tom's in fact, because He wants to help donate a pair to a child in need), I would completely fail at making the right decision for myself. That would be like me being deaf and blind and trying to cross the street without any assistance. I would meet Jesus quicker that way, lol.

If I could describe God's love for me at this moment, it's "...orange colored, purple striped, pretty green polka-dot sky; flash, bam, alacazam..." love. It's like being picked up and given a spinning hug. It's like homemade vanilla ice cream. It's like reading a book that you can't put down. It's incandescently satisfying. It's brilliant. Everyone should experience it.

How great the Father's love for us,
how vast beyond all measure,
that He would give His only son,
and make a wretch his treasure.
...
I will not boast in anything,
No gifts, no power, no wisdom;
But I will boast in Jesus Christ,
His death and resurrection.

Much Love.
klc