God is Great!

Generally I want a somewhat captivating title to my blogs and not something too simple, I thought for a minute that, "God is Great!" wouldn't do for such a purpose... Until I thought about the fact that there is nothing simple about that at all! God is great and God is magnificent and there is no explaining Him but we all know (or have an inkling) that He is AWESOME!

He is.

This weekend was good and bad. I spent a lot of time with family and realized a bit that though I build up this awesome flawless family in my head when I actually get around and hear some of the words that are coming out of the mouths of these people (myself included) I get so sad. Sad is really the only adjective to describe it. It just gets so hard to see Jesus at those moments.

Today I got back to school and went to classes and meetings, cada dia. Tonight was different though because I got a piece of mail from my friend Steph who I was in the DR with. I can't express how much the DR has changed my life but one thing that I know for sure that God has done is given me amazing friends through this who would risk their lives to bring my life closer to Him. Anyway, I received a DVD from Steph and a note talking about how great God is and rehashed on a time when her and I were by our friend Heather's pool in Kentucky talking about the people we've lost and the greatness God has done in our lives because of it. Well this DVD is awesome, and Jesus def. tore my heart apart about the stuff I haven't given fully to Him and convicted me about not letting Him be my #1 comforter. The DVD is Hope When Life Hurts Most and it's a couple sermons by Louie Giglio. He talks about loss, and the fact that just because you become a Christian doesn't mean that your life is going to be all ups, Life Hurts. But Louie talked about the Cross, and how at that moment, being there, it had to be "worst case scenario," the God you have put all your hope in, His Son is dying on a cross right in front of you, everything seems lost. But God can use the worst for eternal good. Jesus rose from the dead! If we can see the Cross as beautiful, which is how I would describe it now, then we know God can turn ANYTHING around!!! Seriously. Think about that.
When we pass away we don't need to be brought back from the dead, WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN BROUGHT BACK FROM THE DEAD -- Jesus payed that for us and we have accepted His gift, graciously might I add.

Louie also talked about how through our lives we are broadcasting something to those who are involved with us. Our hurt can become a megaphone to amplify our message that God is HUGE and GREAT and so very REAL!

Using that pain to relate to people and help those who are suffering and show the amazing good that is God is priceless, and key.

So in a few simple words, now with a better background, you too see that -- God is Great!