Noticing Nature

Thanks for joining me for this Sunday edition OVL daily bread devotional uninsured invoicing and I've total today's reading noticing the nature of friend and I recently visited the favorite walking spot of mine climbing a windswept hill across the field of wildflowers into a forest of towering pines and descended into a valley where we pulls the moment clouds floated softly above us a stream trickled nearby. The only sounds were good songs. Jason and I stood there silently for 15 minutes taking Italy and as it turns out our actions that day would deeply therapeutic.

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People who stop to contemplate nature experience high levels of happiness, lower levels of anxiety and a greater desire to care for the earth walking through the forest isn't enough though. You have to watch the clouds listen to the birds. The key isn't being in nature, but noticing it. Could there be a spiritual reason for nature's benefits pulsate in Romans one, the creation reveals God's power in nature. God told Job to look at the sea sky and stars for evidence of his presence. Jesus said in Matthew six that contemplating the birds of the air and flowers of the field reveal God's care and reduce anxiety in Scripture noticing nature is a spiritual practice. Scientists wonder why nature affects also positively maybe one reason is that by noticing nature we catch a glimpse of the God who created and who notices us. Today's Scripture reading is from Matthew chapter 6 verses 25 to 34 therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life what you will eat or drink or eventual body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothes look at the birds of the air, they do not sow or reap or store away in barns and juju heavenly Father feeds them. You not much more valuable than they can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life and why do you worry about clothes see how the flowers of the field grow.

They do not labral spin. I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more close you you of little faith, so do not worry, saying, what shall we eat or what shall we drink, or what shall we wear the pagans run after all these things draw heavenly Father knows that you need them.

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.

Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Let's pray Lord all creation reflects your power in nature. Would you open my eyes today to see something of you joy to my ears to hear something of you.

May I experience you through the sense of my garden the taste so my plight and praise you through the lovely text is a touch today.

You are an amazing creator in Jesus name I pray, amen.

Today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread ministries