I got to escape the Arizona valley heat recently and head up north to the mountains.
The smell of fresh trees is literally one of my favorite smells ever.
The red-ish brown bark of the trees, the bright green leaves, the sharp gray rocks.
It was just beautiful and peaceful.
The breeze and the blue sky.
I couldn’t help but just stare at the trees and think, “This has to be a gift from God.”
There is too much beauty.
Too much design. Too much life.
It’s the most obvious sign I can think of that a loving Heavenly Father and Savior exist.
All things denote there is a God.
So if you’ve been feeling a little disconnected from God lately…
If you’ve been wanting to ask God for a sign that He is there—
Not in the prideful way Korihor did, but in the faith-filled, “I really need a reminder that you are there and you love me” way…
Give nature a try.
Nature is His sign.
And maybe that’s why I love the smell of the trees so much.
Because it reminds me of other times when I’ve been in the forest, away from distractions and obligations, completely surrounded by pure, untouched creations.
And I’ve felt His Spirit and His love.
Need a sign? Need some proof?
Head outside.
“All things denote there is a God; yea, even the bearth, and call things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its dmotion, yea, and also all the eplanets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator.” (Alma 30:44)
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
4 Responses
I, too, feel this way about nature. It is definitely one of the ways God chooses to speak to me. Even my 33 year old inactive son agrees with the scripture saying all things denote there is a God. He has a testimony of that whether he realizes it or not… I’ll take it!😁
I love it! Thank you for sharing!
I grew up in South Lake Tahoe, CA then we lived in Eagar, AZ for 11 years. They are both beautiful places. It’s easy to feel the Spirit when you get to enjoy His beautiful creations.
Absolutely! <3