today i will start reading james bryan smith's "the good and beautiful God" - i saw this during my last visit in OMF and the book just called out to me.i've always wanted to develop and grow a stronger, closer and more intimate relationship with God so hopefully, in getting to know Him more... i will attain that and in the process, also have a deeper understanding of who i am and what my purpose in this world is.
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i was watching the news earlier and i couldn't help but be affected by the tragedy that has befallen our brothers and sisters in japan. numerous lives have been lost, while many others have been changed in ways that none of us could ever explain nor give justice to.
tragic. unfair. crazy. we can call and curse this natural disaster for the destruction it has brought. we look up at the heavens and ask "why? how could this happen? where's God in all of these?" - i don't think we can really blame ourselves for such feelings BUT if we look closer, we can see that it is in trying times that God is able to work His glory... it is when He draws out His plans for His people and gives them the initiative / push to return to Him and live out His words.
going back to the news report, it will be good to somewhat change our perspectives a bit. see the lesson and the inherent good in the situation. after all, we hear about heroic acts of normal individuals. we see and read about citizens and countries alike doing all that they can in order to be of service and offer assistance to their brethren. we see faith in action. we see joy amidst pain and suffering. most important of all, we see and are given a flicker of hope and belief in the resiliency of the human spirit. the fight for survival is not easy but with God at our side, nothing is impossible.
i was watching the news earlier and i couldn't help but be affected by the tragedy that has befallen our brothers and sisters in japan. numerous lives have been lost, while many others have been changed in ways that none of us could ever explain nor give justice to.
tragic. unfair. crazy. we can call and curse this natural disaster for the destruction it has brought. we look up at the heavens and ask "why? how could this happen? where's God in all of these?" - i don't think we can really blame ourselves for such feelings BUT if we look closer, we can see that it is in trying times that God is able to work His glory... it is when He draws out His plans for His people and gives them the initiative / push to return to Him and live out His words.
going back to the news report, it will be good to somewhat change our perspectives a bit. see the lesson and the inherent good in the situation. after all, we hear about heroic acts of normal individuals. we see and read about citizens and countries alike doing all that they can in order to be of service and offer assistance to their brethren. we see faith in action. we see joy amidst pain and suffering. most important of all, we see and are given a flicker of hope and belief in the resiliency of the human spirit. the fight for survival is not easy but with God at our side, nothing is impossible.
