You walk into a gift card store looking for the perfect birthday card. Wandering down the aisle, you come across the card that has a funny cat picture or silly cartoon on the front and nothing written inside. Now these cards are always labled as "empty" or "just because" cards. You can use them for anything and the card can be changed into multiple things- a condolence, a "catch up" card, birthday greetings... (I know, you're wondering where I'm going with this)

 

What if you were to receive one of those cards from God? What would that look like and would He even do that?

Is it possible He shows us stuff or gives us things "just because"? Because He wants to and because He can?

I received a "just because" moment from God earlier this week. I can't really explain it or place any reasoning behind it. I simply felt like God wanted me to enjoy it and see Him.

I was in the backyard of El Puente and I looked up at the moon. It was beautiful and Tana and I had both noticed it ealier that night. But when I looked at it this time, it was slightly more yellow and smaller. I thought it was somewhat odd and brought it to the attention of a couple of people. They commented that "yes it was the moon" and I decided I was seeing things.

I went to "my spot" (which happens to be two old columns on their sides) and sat with our new cat Jerry. I looked back up at the sky and sure enough, something was going on with the moon. But I didn't really know what. Over the next ten minutes, I saw the moon change from yellow-ish, to yellow, to orange, to red gold... and then disappear. I thought I was seeing things. Until I saw it reappear and disappear again. (I called Carlos over to have at least one other witness) I stood there and tried to figure out what it could mean, going over bible verses in my mind to see if I could remember a prophecy about the moon disappearing.

All I could come up with was... that God is amazing. And it's His world, His creation. He does strange and weird things sometimes that we don't understand. And sometimes they're for a reason that we can see--- sometimes they're just because. Because He's God. Because He loves us.