Standing in Awe

"I love everything about the way I look."  How many times have you said that to yourself in the last week? Year? Ever??  To be completely honest I don't know if I have ever said to myself.  Body image is something I have struggled with most of my life like a lot of other men and women.  I could always lose a few pounds here or be firmer there, or if I could just look like her I would be happy.  Lies. A few weeks ago I had the privileged to go on the New Life staff bonding trip to Cleveland with 43 of my co-laborers in Christ.  We didn't do much of anything besides relax, get to know each other, and worship the Lord.  One particular night however has stuck with me.  I was sitting out by the fire with some guys on the staff team and we were discussing how truly awesome (in the real sense of the word) God's is.  As we saw the power of the waves on the lake crashing onto the rocks we remarked how mighty and strong God is and then we looked up...

Confession: I have a reading problem.  I cannot just read one book.  For a while I was reading two books while listening to a third on audio all in addition to my Bible reading plan.  I finished one book and the audio book and thought I had become a rational human being again, but I have since started reading three more!  However, God has strangely used this madness to speak to me.  In one book about prayer, there are questions at the end of each chapter and this last set really made me think.  One question in particular struck me: " What seems 'off limits' in your prayer life? "  In one of the other books that I am reading, Radical Together by David Platt, he challenges the reader to consider what good things we have in our lives that are preventing great things from happening. In both of these questions I think it all boils down to how much we trust God.  In my life I have had a lot of flaky friends and often felt abandoned and alone....