So today was another day of job searching in Destin for my 2 other disciples. They applied at one place that seemed promising and then they got a call for an interview at another place! When we got back, I took a 2-hour nap. I was so exhausted. Afterwards I went to Wal-Mart to get a few things for Beach Olympics tonight. I went by myself because I needed some alone time. It was good to get away and be by myself in my car and practice patience while in Wal-Mart on a Friday. I bought black bandanas for all of the girls on my team (our team color is black, which is perfect for me) and black paint for everyone. We took wearing our colorings literally and to the extreme! Beach Olympics consists of ridiculous relay games and competitions on the beach. I was part of the relay race that was titled “Operation Baywatch.” I had to run into the ocean, pretend I was drowning, and then wait to be “saved” by another team member. Oh, I should probably tell you that we were doing this with lightning all around us. A HUGE storm came through. The clouds were so dark and the lightning was intense. All I could do was look at it with awe and fear. I thought about how our view of God should be. We should be in awe of His might and glory.
“Praise the Lord, Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who finds great delight in his commands.” Psalm 112:1
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” Proverbs 9:10
“Who among the gods is like you, O Lord? Who is like you-majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?” Exodus 15:11
“and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory.” Ezekiel 43:2
I took notice to people’s reactions when they looked at the sky. They were scared. They were in awe. You could just see it in their faces. That’s how we should be with God. Others should know that we fear the Lord by our “unveiled” faces (“And we, with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit” 2 Corinthians 3:18). Then it poured raining and we were all soaked. We took a break to get out of the storm. However, there was nothing we could do about it; everyone was drenched. That is the glory of God. He’s all around us; He will affect us; there is no way to avoid Him. Just like if someone were to get hit by an 18-wheeler. You WILL be affected by something that big. You can’t say you didn’t feel anything or nothing happened.
Then the storm was over. The clouds subsided and there was light again. That parallels the other side of God. The lamb. He is loving and gentle. I also thought about God’s promise to Noah after the flood: the rainbow. He promised with the rainbow that we would never flood the earth again. There are storms in our lives but God holds His promises and places rainbows in the sky. God taught me so much just from that one storm.
Beach Olympics continued until dark. My team tied for 3rd place unfortunately. We still had a blast and we laughed a lot .
Then the girl who disciples me in Florence came to visit. I was so happy to see her! We just hung out with people she went to New Zealand with last year on CCP (Cross Cultural Project). It was fun. I drove her to San Destin and back and made it back to the Sandman at 12:59am. Curfew was at 1:00am. Cutting it close. When I came in the room, the girls were in here already talking. I ended up having to have a relationship talk with one girl; she met a friend of mine and “really” likes him and wants me to hook them up. She’s been here for 3 days! She needs to understand that she needs to be praying for God to guard her heart and not to entertain thoughts about him.
“Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Proverbs 4:23
Great day.
Stay tuned and stay in awe of the Lord.
In Christ,
Christine ><>
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