Tonight I drove out beside the lake with my fiancee. It was just another normal Tuesday evening, talking about random things such as houses and how we want to live our lives as a couple.

As we approached the lake I was struck by how amazing the scenery was – this coming from a guy that doesn’t really get struck in that way. The sun was setting with the Toronto skyline in the background, and the whispy clouds were scattered across the orange-red-yellowish sky. Once again, the truth of our existence stunned me – we are on earth for a very, very short time, and as much as us humans like to think of ourselves as special, we walk by the wonder of God time after time after time, failing to stop and give glory to the mighty maker of all things.

Take a minute and stand in awe of the God who made us, and just as easily could have chosen not to.

Psalm 103 – “Know that the Lord, He is God! It is He who made us, and we are his…”