Review is good for all

I wrote this sometime in the past and recently came across it on Joe's facebook page. As a teacher, I really don't like to review. I find it boring. However, I see the merit of it, especially in our walk with Christ. I thought I'd repost this as it seems to be constantly true in my life:

Lately I’ve felt that God is teaching me to see Him for who He truly is. I tend to want to put Him in a box (or more accurately a lamp that I can rub when I want something). My God, the God of the Bible is so Big, so Powerful, so Merciful, so Perfect. He is really beyond description. When I start to view Him as another human being, that’s when the trouble starts. Sure, God did manifest Himself as a human through Jesus Christ, but God is not first and foremost human. I cannot approach my relationship with Him casually and then act like a pouting child when things do not go my way. My prayer for you (and myself) is that we would study the Scriptures and worship the God that is found there. He is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

a blog for Hannah

My sister keeps telling me that I need to blog again. She is probably right, she usually is. After all, there was my trip to Guinea (AWESOME!!!!), the last College World Series at Rosenblatt (bittersweet), another trip up north to Lake Belle Taine (fun as always). Life this summer has been good...Now I feel like I'm venturing out into the unknown. You see, my family has visited Senegal. They have some idea about my experiences and why I act/react the way I do. Reentry into the US has been pretty good. Granted I haven't wandered down the aisles of a grocery store yet, but that'll come soon. I guess the first real test will be visiting Chicago in a few days. I always feel leery around all the opulence and money. We'll see what happens this time. I love America. I really do. The thing that saddens me the most is the huge culture of "me" that has seemed to take over our hearts. We have to wait in line-we complain, they don't have the one cereal we want (out of 100s)-we complain some more...I'm not immune to this. It's just that I don't want this to be me. May we be able to take a step back and thank God for our blessings (because we have soooo many).