If you run
He will chase you
Because he is the Lord
I just went to Petra, Jordan and the Red Sea for the Coptic Easter break.
Petra is quite possibly the most breathtaking place I have ever been. (my pictures do not give it justice.)
It is in these places that I am broken, and the posture of my heart is reevaluated and humbly put back in it's correct position of humility and gratitude.
I am thankful, no matter how difficult the process of learning these things is, that God continues to break and rebuild me so that I can become more like Him.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Food Crisis
There were labor protests on Sunday.
This is part of the reason why:
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L04040332.htm
This isn't even about Egypt... but it's probably good to compare and understand the huge hunger crisis that is occurring in different parts of the world.
http://www.reuters.com/news/globalcoverage/agflation
This is part of the reason why:
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L04040332.htm
This isn't even about Egypt... but it's probably good to compare and understand the huge hunger crisis that is occurring in different parts of the world.
http://www.reuters.com/news/globalcoverage/agflation
Monday, March 24, 2008
23
Spring
Monday, March 3, 2008
The Ancient Food Pyramid
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Hope
A couple weeks ago I was teaching and the florescent light decided it wanted to be a strobe light for an hour until it finally blew out. It made this ridiculously loud bang and well, I screamed. The kids just looked at me and I laughed, but they didn't budge. They actually didn't even laugh at me. They just looked up to ask how to spell the next word.
Nothing phases these kids. They are the embodiment of expectation. They expect lights to blow up, they expect me to look like an idiot and try to make them jump around, they expect to come to class and to learn.
My girls are the same way with God. They expect Him to work in monumental ways, to move mountains, to restore their health. And, they're not surprised when it happens.
I have really been seeing that when I expect and humbly ask for things, it not only allows me to see His work, but it allows Him to do even more amazing things.
I've been praying that the confidence in the girls that I work with and the kids I teach is built up. And every day I can see it happening. At school, I have one kid who two weeks ago wouldn't talk to me or look at me and this week he was reading and answering questions. The girls, who complain about walking five minutes to work, spend an hour doing aerobics with me (or at least sort of). They're each making choices, and make sure that they're teaching me things.
When I expect things, and ask humbly for them, I'm prepared for things to shift, I'm prepared for God to provide in extreme amounts, and I'm not shocked. I don't scream. I'm not surprised. It's then I can best live (or try to) with a thankful heart, continuously praising and glorifying Him.
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