INSPIRASUNS

Catchy title of today’s little blog eh? Well, it came to me yesterday as I spent time on the water on said jet ski. If you know me or have been reading this little blog for very long, you know that my happy place is on the water here in the Sunshine State. There is simply no place like it, for me at least.

So yesterday, I spent the morning moving in and out of the 10,000 islands here. As the name implies, there is a grouping of islands that surrounds the little town of Goodland, just off of Marco Island. It’s one of the most beautiful areas of our little paradise. Seeing these islands by jet ski is one of the best ways because you can get back into some of the narrow waterways where the mangroves are the fullest. The wildlife is amazing, dolphins to manatees and every bird you can imagine. The dolphin love to “play” with the jet ski riders, jumping alongside and enjoying the bubbles created by the ski. It is God’s creation at its best for sure.

Yesterday as I rode and enjoyed the beauty around me, I did what I had planned to do, I spent time with Jesus. I was openly talking with Him like I do a best friend. I needed clarification on a few things I’ve been feeling or thinking, needing guidance on next steps. I openly talked with Him about this salvation thing and would He really come to destroy this world in the end, (by the way, I don’t think that is the plan but that is for another blog). At one point, as I was making some tight turns through some islands I jokingly said, “Hold on Jesus this is going to be fun”. That’s when I heard Him say, “Ha, Jesus on a jet ski”.

I often wonder how many people have this kind of relationship with our Lord. I know I haven’t always. I used to think that Father, Jesus, well they were these higher beings that you would pray to and just hope they would hear the prayer and maybe answer it. The relationship was formal. Kind of like the “great OZ” that you would sheepishly approach and ask if it was ok to speak. Well maybe that’s a little much, but you get the idea. I would never have dreamed of talking with Jesus, like speaking out loud to Him, like I would a best friend. That has changed over recent years and now my connection to Him is like it’s never been before.

What I have been learning as I dig deeper into the Bible and my faith, is that Father truly wants this kind of relationship with His children. My goodness, just read in Genesis how He walked in the garden every day with Adam and Eve. He didn’t create us to rule us, He created us to love us and be together with us. He sent His only son to be among us and then, to die a brutal death for us. Why would I not want to be close to Him, to be best friends with Jesus?

Yes friends, it was time well spent yesterday. A little relaxation for sure, some sunshine and salt air, and quality time with my best friend and Lord. I look forward to the next outing through those islands, with my best friend right there with me on the jet ski 🙂 .

Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.