Vaya con Dios.

El 17 de Marzo

“Do you know that you are dearly loved?”

I woke up yesterday morning with one thought on my mind: What a fallen world we live in.

I mean, how much suffering is going on in this world that we are unaware of. Sometimes its hard to run from and it is even shoved in our faces via commercials, news, and just daily living. But what about the things that don’t make it to the news or you don’t hear through the latest gossip?

I just got to thinking about how sad it can be that we all, myself included, tend to neglect the desperate need people are in all around us. Sure, we can all go to Panama, Africa, Asia, and beyond to do “missions work”, but how many of us view our hometown, school, neighborhood as a missions field? To tell you the truth, based on my experiences, the people in Yavisa, Panama and Yorkin, Costa Rica are a lot closer to finding God then people from Denver, Colorado. Now I’m sure all of you have heard this one preached 100 times over at various church services, but that’s not the point I’m trying to make. What I am saying, however, is that I realized I am in a box I have created for myself. A hard, concrete box.

I heard about some things back at home that’s going on that allowed me to peak out of that box for a day or two. It reminded me that my life isn’t the only thing going on in this world. My Spanish level, career path and relationships aren’t the only things this world is revolving around. Who knew? It reminded me how, even when you aren’t aware of it, you create a small little world that you dwell in until unforeseen circumstances shake it up a bit.

Not only have I, we, created a box to live in, but we have put God, the creator of the universe, into one of these little boxes as well. Sure we believe he can move mountains when we step out of our comfort zone and intentionally go on a mission’s trip-we expect God to move and do wonderful things then, and He does. He always does. But do we really have the same expectations of God when we are going through our bleak daily routines back at home? Do we serve the same God that heals the blind and divides the seas when we are clocking into our 9 to 5’s?

I know this blog is a little unconventional for me, but this has been making my loose sleep for the last two nights. Every heart should feel the depth of his mercy and if we continue to stay in our boxes, if we continue to put God in a box, we will miss out on some pretty awesome stuff. One thing Brooke and I were talking about yesterday was even if we do have God in a box, even if we don’t believe he is capable, he will always prove us wrong. He doesn’t need our help. He doesn’t need us to venture out of our comfort zone to do “missions”. We get to do all that with Him! He is capable of way more than we will ever know and “one day every tongue will confess He is God and one day every knee will bow” with or without our help. God will heal, minister, comfort and guide without us, if need be. But He calls us to live a life worthy of His love and by doing so we get to go along with him on this great adventure.

There is suffering in this world, yes. But there is joy with Jesus. And with Him all things are possible.