rainbows from Jesus

Last moment Friday I decided to hitch a ride with some friends to Iowa for a graduation at Northwestern College and a Graduation party for our friend Brittney.

On our way up to Iowa, for no reason really, I asked God for a rainbow. Quickly I forgot that I asked, and gazed out the window for a while. Then out of the corner of my eye I started to see a chunk of a rainbow start to form. I laughed and told everyone that I had prayed for it, and we all laughed and watched it. As it dissappeared and we drove further, we saw another piece of a rainbow. and a couple minutes later, another one! and then another! about 15 minutes and 5 partial rainbows. haha it was so amazing. Nick, the guy up front, mentioned that he had never seen a full rainbow. So quietly again, and laughing, I pray for a full rainbow, not believing that we'd have that much favor. And guess what? about 3 minutes later, ANOTHER piece of rainbow catches our eyes, and as they laugh in the front and I scream out of pure delight in the back, we watch it grow before our eyes to be the largest and most complete rainbow I have ever seen in my life. You couldn't catch the whole rainbow in one glance. You had to move your eyes from one side of the sky to the other it was so big, with strong colors.

It's times like these where my heart is just taken back by how God doesn't just do the bare minumum. He loves to lavish his goodness on me until I can't bear it. Far beyond what I deserve or even need. He not only likes to provide for my needs, but he loves to give me the desires of my heart, big and small :) Like just the other day I asked him for a coffee, and someone randomly bought me one the next minute. He LOVES us. He LOVES to give us good gifts. But we have to ASK. And BELIEVE that he will reward those who seek him.

So... Iowa was good. It was a sweet time to just relax and pray with friends from college. It was exciting to run into friends that I haven't seen since last semester there, especially friends that I would pray with all the time for revival on Northwestern's campus. We spent lots of time just sitting in a circle with a guitar and worshiping and praying.

I will be going back to Iowa during my visit home in Sioux Falls for two weeks. I have a wedding this Saturday and my sisters' graduations the last week of May. Pray for God to move while I'm at home.