Transform Noise Into Beauty

On the 4th of April as my date to fly to the Netherlands nears I start the day a bit restless. I woke up well, thanking God for the new day and praying. After that I look at the time and calculate if it’s possible to go for a surf. Waiting for response of a friend who lives on the beach to let me know if there are any worthy waves to get out of bed for at 7:00h in the early morning. I also check the cam and see it’s windy and small. She also says it’s small and not worth it. And so we both decide to stay in our beds. I even take a 30 minute nap, as I hadn’t slept enough yet and started feeling the effects of that. When I woke up I continued my time with God: read a couple of pages out of the book I’m reading, read a chapter in the Bible and did the devotionals of the day. But I stayed in bed, still feeling a bit sleepy and moody. And as the day starts, I feel my brain starting to clutter. Plans have changed and I can’t see clearly what needs to be done anymore. I start by responding some messages. The time goes by. It’s now almost two hours later and it’s like I’ve done nothing. My father calls me and I see what time it actually is. I still need to exercise and take a shower and it’s 13:00h already. I felt as if I was floating in between the morning hours and my to-do list, not knowing which step to take next and feeling like doing nothing anymore. And so I said, “stop, that’s enough. I need You, Lord”.

I closed my door, chose my Weeping Willow Water playlist and entered in prayer. I just wanted God’s presence. I longed for His peace and guidance. And so there is where I went. And as Brandon Lake came up with Gratitude, God worked on my heart. My greedy and selfish heart came to light and was transformed into a heart of Gratitude. I received a revelation, understanding, insight and enlightenment. And in His presence is where I was at peace again. A peace only He can give, a peace not of this world. I was good again and knew how to handle all that needed to be done. I took my long list of things to do and reorganized it, reordering the list in three levels of priority. I knew how to attack the day again. And so Attacking Gracefully is what I did. Turning the day into a fruitful and satisfying one and leaving me very much content and ready for what’s next to come.

All the Noise I had started the day with was Transformed by God into Beauty.