God is bigger than...

How big is our God?
He is bigger than my deepest fears.
He is bigger than all of my unfulfilled desires.
He is bigger than each sin I commit (or omit).
He is bigger than a boring job.
He is bigger than a fight with a friend.
He is bigger than....and the list goes on and on.

So often when I am faced with a fearful situation, I lose sight of who God is, and the kind of control He has over that situation. And all situations really. It has been so hard to get it through my thick head that "God works all things for the good". That's right ALL things.

Even now, as I write this the fear of relying on Him fully grips at my heart. I experience some anxiety. But as Hebrews 4:16 says "Let us approach the throne of grace with confidence", I can go to him and with confidence. So often I walk this walk with an expectation that God wants me to do it alone. Independancy is a trait that the western world has taken a liking to. I have it in my home, in my job and most of my relationships. But alone has never been His plan. His whole purpose in creation is to create people to be dependant on Him! He even says "I will never leave you".

I am not perfect. In this imperfection, I am slowly letting go of the need to hold onto the facade to show others. Jesus died on that cross so that I don't have to hang my head low for my depravity. I can approach him with the areas that I struggle with. I can say, "Jesus, I am struggling with [insert issue here] and I don't have the strength to do this. Give me the strength I need to obey you."

Praise God for his greatness!

Mexico - Days 1,2 & 3

Day 1&2
30 of us went to Detroit to fly & 31 of us went to Chicago to fly on Friday night. I went through Chicago. Saturday both groups arrived nearly 45min within each other and all things went well. We drove down to the San Quentin valley in mexico. Tijuana was even pretty simple. Our van got stopped, but nothing crazy. Just a quick, "Where are you going?" & a quick response "We're on vacation". Hmm... But all in all, it was good.

Day 3 - Sunday
Nothing real notable occured this day. Except maybe to say that we had some good grub for dinner. A really spicy sauce, but tasty (can't remember the name of the item) none the less.
Though, I think that Sunday was the day that we stayed up late singing during an impromptu worship night. ( I suppose the days are already running together).

The past month...

So my appologies...Many things have happened since I last posted. Everything from hitting my 30th birthday to working in Mexico for a week. A month is a long time.

I will give you a taste of a few things here in this post and I will try to give you some additional thoughts & happenings from the past month.