So, the past week or so I have been trying to figure out what to write my next blog about. And I've been getting really frustrated because I've been feeling kinda stuck. Stuck in my fundraising, stuck in my support, and consumed with what's going on in my life right now instead of focusing on preparing for The World Race. And in being stuck, I've started to worry…….mostly about money. I really try to not worry about that part of the preparation because God has always provided funds for every trip I've been on even when I didn't think it was possible. It seems like I've been trying to get my letters together and mailed out (which I have yet to do), selling t-shirts and bracelets, and trying to get the word out as much as I can, but it's all not enough. I have to do more and more and more to get everything done that needs to be done. And to be honest, I get a little overwhelmed sometimes.
So as I was getting ready for work this moring, I asked God to show me what to write my next blog about, while thinking, "I bet it's going to be in the devotion tonight at choir practice! That's it!". So I went through the morning not really thinking about it, and really, pretty much forgot about it. This morning, my kids and I had some extra time before it was time to go outside (If you didn't know….I'm a preschool teacher :). We decided to read some books, and I randomly picked out two. We sat in a circle and I began to read to them the Veggie Tales book "Where Is God When I Am S-Scared?" In the book, Junior is trying to go to sleep after watching a scary show, and every noise and shadow scares him so much that he can't go to sleep. Bob the tomato and Larry the cucumber show up and sing a song to make him feel better. You probably already know it, but it goes like this:
God is bigger than the Booeyman.
He's bigger than Godzilla or the monsters on TV.
Oh, God is bigger than the Boogeyman, and He's watching out for you and me."
Sometimes I forget how big my God is. Sometimes I forget that I can only do things because He is so big. Sometimes I forget to rely on Him because I think I've got it all under control.
As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself,
unless it abides in the vine,
neither can you, unless you abide in Me."
John 15:4
This blog kinda seems like a repeat of the last one, but I have to constantly be reminded that I can't do this alone. I will always need my God that is so big He makes King Long look itty-bitty, and He is always looking out for me. And sometimes He has to remind me with something as simple as a children's book 🙂
