Den's Lens Photography: 2016

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Everything...Even the Little Things (A Small Post of Praise)

In one of my previous posts, I posted a picture of a leaf. It was standing upright between two planks on a walkway, and I took it at a low angle. I really like that picture, it's one of my favorites from that post, and I want to talk about it for a minute, because after I got home I got to thinking about how amazing that shot really was. No, I'm not praising my photography skills, I mean how amazing the set-up of that shot was. I didn't place that leaf in-between those boards. I found it that way. And that's amazing. Because it was an answer to prayer.

I have a habit of getting excited about going somewhere that I know has great picture potential. So when we decided to go to that park, I immediately started thinking about the fall colors, and how wonderful it would be to get a picture of the red and yellow trees reflecting in the water. Well, I started praying that I wouldn't get upset if I didn't get a picture of what I wanted, and if it was the Lord's will that I would still get some good pictures and have a good time.

I didn't get the picture that I wanted, with the trees reflecting in the water.

What I did get was the picture of the leaf.

I prayed for good pictures, if that was the Lord's will, and He ordained for a leaf to grow, fall and get stuck between two boards at the specific time that I was on the walkway with my camera. And we could go back even further. Before I was born, He was already preparing to answer my prayer, because He has everything preordained. Some people may consider my request small, and insignificant. But no request is small to God. If it's not His will to answer a request, then He won't answer it. Period. He didn't have to answer my prayer, but He did, and I can't get over it! He uses little things, like a leaf on a walkway, to show Himself to us, so that we will praise Him. I will probably look at that picture years from now and still be in awe. Because it's amazing to me how He answers prayers, even small ones. Sometimes, we see Him more in the small things, because we usually see the small things as insignificant and unimportant, and then suddenly, we see God.

God revealed Himself to me through a leaf on a walkway.

He answered my prayer for a good picture, not because I deserved it, but because He was planning for me to see Him in it and praise Him for it.

He cares about everything in His children's lives. Even the little things.

And I think that's incredible.

Friday, December 2, 2016

Gorgeous Cousin

I decided to go back to the walkway (see previous post) and get some pictures with my cousin. She's gorgeous, sweet and so willing to pose for me. I love taking pictures of her, and/or just hanging out with her. <3