ocean.droplets

When I look at the ocean, I see it as a timeline of Life. 

Either of an individual on their journey,

or of a community with vast arrays of seasoned lives.

The waves represent youth

It's where baby steps are taken and initial choices made

to play

to splash

to tip-toe in

They are unpredictable like teenage mood-swings

sometimes calm

other times engulfing

unsure and sure all at the same time

Funny how when it comes to the ocean, all its layers are considered beautiful and loved. 

What if this was more so for people?

As we sail into the distance,

there are no playful splashes or the shallow boundaries of the sand

it is the age of depth,

wisdom

mystery

danger

discovery

consistency

trust

responsibility

stillness and strength

maturity

The farther we go with the ocean, the more it overwhelms us.

Yet sheds perspective on the vastness of the work of God's hands.

Rather than staying standing on the shore looking out into the horizon and dreaming about what lies beyond,

I want to venture out and travel to the distance 

discovering the smallness (yet uniqueness) of me compared to the bigness of my God.

Trying to grasp all that I can from and about the Almighty.

Going where He's gone,

Following when He calls,

Always trusting, when I cannot see the land.

Isn't it safer to stay where the water hits the sand? 

Perhaps,

but the most peculiar sea-creatures aren't found there.

We can't have one without the other

The depth without the waves

The fun without the wisdom

it's a continual journey of discovery and change

Whilst bringing along the laughter

I like to think of the Ocean as being alive

always moving

always reflecting

contained by gazillions of tiny droplets,

unified,

projecting one thing,

the Ocean

One without the other, we cannot have

For there would be no ocean

or life to be shared

If the droplets represent individual lives,

Lets say The Ocean represents LOVE

Love as in,

Relationships

Friendships

Family

Love as in LIFE

Truth

Reality

Eternity

Love. Life. Truth.

One and the same

Droplets. Ocean

People. Life

waves. depths.

Love. God

God Loves People

Together it's the Ocean

Alone, it'll be an evaporated drop of water

This was random, unreliable, and all over the place… I know… and I feel I'm still in the "waves" season of life anyway, so I have no real idea what its like out there...but just remember one thing:

I'm pretty sure Life and Love involve Risk and Trust…