Blessing Upon Blessing By Kelly Garcia
“Let’s stop by the beach for a little bit before we return to Arizona!” To a California native, those words sing the song of the oceans’ tides in my soul. My body can imagine the sway of standing in the water that pulls and pushes and buries my feet in the sand. I can hear the noise of the wind, the laughter of children, and the crashing of the waves on the shore. To the right and left of the Los Angeles beaches are piers stretching out into the ocean in front of me, and lifeguard towers standing like sentinels behind me. Over yonder, four hundred miles east, awaited the difficulties I briefly left behind on this quick errand to “the homeland,” so a side-trip to enjoy some delightful “soulfood” sounded wonderful. Life sneaks up on you. The years progress and issues arise that you may or may not be able to handle, but for the love of God, you hold on the best you can and brave the bad times as long as there is a reprieve with some good times. Faith is a journey. I love those mountain-top experiences. It makes the desert experiences seem like a momentary affliction.
So here I stood in the ocean’s gentle tides, and I heard the Lord whisper to me. It sounded like He was saying: “Wave upon wave, Blessing upon Blessing.” I began to cry and ask Him why, why would He want to bless me? I didn’t get an answer, but I didn’t need one. The experience was unforgettable. “Wave upon wave, blessing upon blessing” became a gentle song that would be the melody that my soul clung to instead of looking for vindication or resolution. Having Jesus as a companion, and His presence as my guide, was all the affirmation I would need to “press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14) I speak and write in stories, displaying what I see through words that envelope the heart. The God of heaven and the people and the world He created are best enjoyed through eyes of excitement and hearts of wonder, so it is my joy to spend hours and days at a time allowing my pen to flow with such themes. I have thoroughly enjoyed my seasons of mothering and homeschooling my five children and babysitting my two grandchildren, and I might presently have more than one cat at my side. Visit my Blog at http:// godspeak.home.blog/2020/06/03/lets-rebuild/
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