Are We Losing Our Awe and Wonder?

Last night was a night that took a surprising twist and ended up leaving me thinking...
My mom came up to Greenville (well I guess over to Greenville) for dinner and to just hang out with my sister and I. The plan was for me to cook for my mom, but that plan quickly was thrown out the window and turned into my mom cooking for me... what's a girl supposed to do with a mom who cooks for a living! After our Indian feast Rachel (my sister) then wanted my mom and I to go with her to a screening of an independent film called Dive about food consumption in America.
My initial thought was "uhhh I just did school all day and the last thing I want to do is go sit in another auditorium..." but upon hearing further details about how it was about food consumption and food waste I became intrigued! I try to live a life that is "earth friendly" if there is such a thing and so I at least thought I would get a couple of tips on how to conserve and be a better steward of this beautiful planet!
We went to the film in the art building on ECU's campus with every environmentally conscience, artsy, earthy person in Greenville. (i love these people by the way!)  The film was awesome and I highly recommend seeing it! But the hidden treat was the producer/director of the film was there and had a Q&A session following the screening.

People asked a variety of questions regarding his background as a film-maker, why he used vegetables to spell words out (duh... this is a movie about food) and every other question you can imagine. After 10 minutes of the Q&A session I was tired of the auditorium and wanted to leave so we could get over to Local Yogurt before it closed! (just trying to keep my priorities straight!) But the last question at first annoyed me but his answer surprised and got me thinking! The lady on the front row asked why he used so many shots of the sky, clouds, flowers and other "natural scenes" throughout the movie... Me as a the smarty I am thought this is a "natural" movie so "natural" scenes are only natural.
The directors answers was along those lines but not quite.

He shared a story about his toddler son (who is featured throughout the movie) sitting the other day outside staring at a flower. He examined for hours the way it is made, the way it sways in the wind, the bees it attracts and all the other fascinating features about a flower. Yes that is right a flower holding a toddlers attention for that long! He used this story to express how we need to keep our fascination and connection with the earth and its wonder. His point was if we have awe and wonder for this planet and creation then when it is being destroyed we will act out and protect this thing we value.

As I thought about this concept of awe and wonder I wondered if we were losing our awe and wonder with God? Do we really live in a state of awe and wonder with the Lord? Are we constantly in a place of wonder at His creation, His sacrifice, His grace and forgiveness, His character, His everything? When you examine the scriptures and really let it sink in that the Lord of All sent His Son to die for you and me that is pretty awe-inspiring! Or the fact that He made and created everything from this Earth to the millions of other planets and galaxies out there to the way my pinkie toe turns and hides under my fourth toe! Again, pretty awe-inspiring!
I think it is important that we maintain our sense of awe and wonder not only for this planet but for our God who if anything should inspire a little awestruck wonder it should be Him!