I often marvel at my two girls when they stare in awe at things. I have pics like the one above, of them staring at things; whether it be into the dolphin tank at an aquarium, or out a window to a massive city, or at the screen where there new baby brother or sister is being shown in the ultrasound room....etc.
Regardless of what they're staring at, I marvel at the wonder that fills there hearts. Amazement, curiosity, joy, questions...these and the like fill there widened eyes and little minds. And it doesn't matter what's going on around them. They are content to just sit and stare.
I believe there was a time in my life when I frequently stood wide-eyed and fascinated at everything around me. As I've gotten older, it's gotten easier to rush from one thing to the next. To hurry. To get so wrapped up in the schedule, that the seeing gets diminished.
As my kids marveled at the aquarium the other day, and my tight-scheduled, lame-O, gotta-get-to-the-dolphin-show-early self was taking us from exhibit to exhibit, my wife said something to the effect of:
RUSHING KILLS THE WONDER!
I love and need that reminder!
Sure there are things to be done. Sure we've "been there, done that." But man do I need that reminder at times.
One thing we will never fully know in this lifetime, is the greatness of our God. The Bible says that God's greatness is unsearchable (Ps 145) in all the earth. When was the last time you stopped and wondered at God's greatness? I mean really just sat and stared, wide-eyed and curious at the beauty of how our God operates towards His children, or how God lavishes love on the sinner or how God meets our needs, even to the most minute detail?
Wonder often takes a back seat, when our "devotion" time or our "personal" time with the Lord becomes just another item in the day's agenda. It's hard! It takes time! But certainly God is awe-inspiring enough, jaw-dropping enough, and mind-blowing enough to stop and notice!
Rushing kills the wonder. Don't rush past the moments in your day to notice God at work. Like the dolphin tank did for my little girls, God can stir all the emotions of joy, curiosity, questions, and more in anyone that takes the time to stare in wonder at their creator. And where there is wonder, there is reason to worship!
Slow down. Take time to stop. To notice. To wonder. To worship.