His Promises and Faithfulness

We spent a beautiful, glorious weekend at a condo on the beach. Even though it is only a short drive from our home, spending the weekend felt like a mini-vacation. We relaxed, enjoyed the 5th floor view,  swam, ate, laughed, and soaked up family time.

Sunday morning, I had a few moments alone on the balcony. Evelyn was still sleeping, and Michael went to play guitar at a church service on the beach. I sat, listened to the waves, breathed in the ocean air, and soaked in the presence of The Almighty. I found myself in the Psalms, and let His promises remind my heart of His faithfulness. And oh, how my heart needed the reminder. Thing after thing builds, and soon my heart and flesh grow weak.
I feel like I can't breathe. 

But then His voice, through the Scripture, through the sound of the waves, through the sweet conversation with a friend, through family time, through intercession, through grateful worship, 

cuts through and reminds me that 

I am His. 

Later that day, as we were on the bridge headed home, I was thinking about the immensity of the ocean. The strength of the waves, the vastness of it all, and I realized that at any moment, the strength of the water could overcome the shore and flood the land. But, God has everything so intricately put together, that we are confident, assured, and trusting that will not happen. He promised us in the Bible that He would never again flood the earth. He has remained faithful to that promise, and to all of the promises in the Bible, and all of the promises that He sings over His children. He even gave us a reminder of His promise - the rainbow.

He's a good daddy. 

I was deep in my thoughts about the ocean, rainbows, His promises, and I happened to glance up, and there it was - a beautiful rainbow. 

It's like God placed it there just for me - I literally had just been thinking about His promise through the rainbow! He put it there to remind me of and confirm His faithfulness in my life 

and in my little family's life. 

The truth of the rainbow is this - He is faithful. He will not go back on His word. His promises are good and true and beautiful in His time, in His will. And His will, the good and pleasing will, will be accomplished! 

It's like He said "Yes, Rachel. The world can seem weighty and immense with the pummeling waves, but look to the sky. See the rainbow? I AM here. My promises are here. Breathe Me in."

So as I breathe deep - I breathe YHWH. 

And I look to the rainbow.