Pers
pective. It’s funny how you look at things differently when the situations around you change. If you would have asked me how thankful I was for this guy on my left three days ago I would have laughed and thought you were crazy for asking such a thing. But come the next morning my gratitude started show. I woke up feeling fine, but quickly came to the realization that my Corn Flakes taste much better going down than coming back up. I will spare the details an just say that I lost a lot of fluids over the next 12 hours. It is amazing how humbling it is not even to be able to walk down the without help and even though I would have preferred God humble me in a different way, he knows what he is doing. I don’t know why but when things that I don’t understand happen God gives me the grace to ponder his commadment in 1 Thess. 5:18, where it says to give thanks in all circumstances. I know it sounds cheesy but I started thinking about this as I was kneeling down by my new best friend and God immediately brought this question to mind. Besides now, how many times since you left have you been on your knees? Now this may seem like an odd question, but for anyone who knows the power of kneeling before God and going to him in prayer you also know how much of a necessity it becomes. A necessity, however, that I have been putting off for some reason or another. I guess God did what it took to get me back down there, and bring me back to the realization of
how much I really can’t do things apart from him and other around me. To the left is a great example of what I look like with hardly any water in my body and how low God brought me that day. As the day continued and things failed to get any better the nurses on the team decided it would be best if I went to the hospital and got an IV because I was pretty dehydrated. I agreed and admittingly was a little bit excited about marking off the “Go to a hosptial in a third world country” on the list of things to do in my life. The Doctor kept me (against my will) in the hospital getting fluids back in my body, and for the next two days I had to brave bad Spanish soap operas and nurses that after awhile got frusterated because I didn’t understand half of what they were saying. Nevertheless, I am now back to health sitting in McDonalds writing this blog, and I would like to apologize to my parents if by reading this it is this first time they have heard about this ordeal. I tried calling you today to tell you but you weren’t home. Anyways, all’s well that ends well! I really hope you see the purpose of me writing about this. Sure it’s not the worst thing that could happen to someone but God once again confirmed that there is reason for giving thanks in EVERY circumstance as all things work for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose. This is something that we all know, but rarely take to heart. And it’s something that God in his grace and love takes the opportunity to show us.
pective. It’s funny how you look at things differently when the situations around you change. If you would have asked me how thankful I was for this guy on my left three days ago I would have laughed and thought you were crazy for asking such a thing. But come the next morning my gratitude started show. I woke up feeling fine, but quickly came to the realization that my Corn Flakes taste much better going down than coming back up. I will spare the details an just say that I lost a lot of fluids over the next 12 hours. It is amazing how humbling it is not even to be able to walk down the without help and even though I would have preferred God humble me in a different way, he knows what he is doing. I don’t know why but when things that I don’t understand happen God gives me the grace to ponder his commadment in 1 Thess. 5:18, where it says to give thanks in all circumstances. I know it sounds cheesy but I started thinking about this as I was kneeling down by my new best friend and God immediately brought this question to mind. Besides now, how many times since you left have you been on your knees? Now this may seem like an odd question, but for anyone who knows the power of kneeling before God and going to him in prayer you also know how much of a necessity it becomes. A necessity, however, that I have been putting off for some reason or another. I guess God did what it took to get me back down there, and bring me back to the realization ofhow much I really can’t do things apart from him and other around me. To the left is a great example of what I look like with hardly any water in my body and how low God brought me that day. As the day continued and things failed to get any better the nurses on the team decided it would be best if I went to the hospital and got an IV because I was pretty dehydrated. I agreed and admittingly was a little bit excited about marking off the “Go to a hosptial in a third world country” on the list of things to do in my life. The Doctor kept me (against my will) in the hospital getting fluids back in my body, and for the next two days I had to brave bad Spanish soap operas and nurses that after awhile got frusterated because I didn’t understand half of what they were saying. Nevertheless, I am now back to health sitting in McDonalds writing this blog, and I would like to apologize to my parents if by reading this it is this first time they have heard about this ordeal. I tried calling you today to tell you but you weren’t home. Anyways, all’s well that ends well! I really hope you see the purpose of me writing about this. Sure it’s not the worst thing that could happen to someone but God once again confirmed that there is reason for giving thanks in EVERY circumstance as all things work for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose. This is something that we all know, but rarely take to heart. And it’s something that God in his grace and love takes the opportunity to show us.
