Isn’t it funny how God speaks to our hearts in the most random moments?

My daughter was playing with an etch a sketch when I felt a stirring in my heart. God speaking to me through an etch a sketch is not a topic I ever thought I would be writing about but I love how God does that, he shows up in whatever we are doing if only are hearts are expectant to hear from Him.

She was happily scribbling away making marks and turns, jagged and some smooth-lines in every direction. Then just as she finished this scribbly canvas she just as quickly picked it up and gave it a good shake and it was all gone. All clean.In that moment I thought about how God wipes so much clean for us, He gives our etch a sketch life a big shake each night so we can wake up to new mercies every morning. A beautiful clean slate.

Lately I feel like my canvas must look like chaos… Lines going in every direction, my intentions and actions sometimes going the complete opposite of each other, zig zags and pits and dips covering every inch. Much more of a mess than something beautiful.

Then some days the lines are more smooth and organized, neat straight lines, where everything goes well.The beauty of it all is that it doesn’t matter if my day was a big mess or neat and tidy my God is faithful in giving me new mercies every morning.

It is not based on me or my performance it is based on Him and His never changing promises.He is able to wipe everything I did completely clean, always. He takes my life in his Hands and just shakes and shakes until it all falls away.

A fresh start every day and because of His never-ending grace and mercy I am clean.

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.