God’s glory is most clearly seen in the big picture. It’s seen more clearly twenty thousand feet in the air vs two feet above the ground. We are all “two feet above the ground” while God is “twenty thousand feet in the air”. He knows our next moves before we even begin to make them. I used to try and figure out how God works but what’s the point? When we know who we are trusting in figuring out the little steps are so pointless when we can just wait for God to reveal the entire staircase. Right before Dustin (my brother) left for basic training about a month ago he wasn’t a big fan of the world race. He thought it was dumb to go to foreign countries with “just a bible” possibly risking my life for what I believed in. I spent some time beating my self up over the fact that I had committed to not only the world race but to Nicaragua while not even sharing the love of Christ and the gospel to my own brother. I knew that God had a plan just like he always does but instead of trusting him in those moments I began to let my inner thoughts drag me down I then realized that voice I believed in my head would be the future I experienced and I didn’t want that. Since Dustin was leaving for basic in like a day I couldn’t do anything but pray ….I began praying every night that someone would be brought into his life that would share so much love, joy and strength that Christ had to give, that someone would just be a light for him. The first letter Dustin wrote to us he told us that he stayed up all night talking about the bible and just learning so much stuff (which was so unlikely for him) I cried tears of joy for like the first time ever because the way God works continues to surprise me each and every day. Maybe a couple of days later he sent another saying he went to church and he read Psalm 30:1-5 and that he balled his eyes out….ONLY God has the power to do things like that. Not only did I cry because of both of those letters but he then apologized for the way he reacted when I told him my plans for next year. He is finally understanding me and I am amazed and so thankful for each and every day for the things God shows me because I trust in him.
