A Saturday Well Spent

This past Saturday I spent the morning speaking with students from Wittenburg University about a variety of topics. I had a great time and was thoroughly impressed with their kindness, theological insight, and ability to care for one another. It was refreshing to see people from all different walks of life gather together and study the various ways that we all come to the conclusion that God does indeed love us.

I am always amazed at the vast diversity that our Father's world has. The numerous talents, abilities, temperaments, and personalities create this amazing web of love and understanding. In this one circle of college students we had funny people, serious people, shy people, athletic people, young people and old people. There were those who had experienced great heartache and others that still held the look of innocence in their eyes. I saw smiles, tears, frowns, wrinkles, crinkles, and heard a lot of laughter. I listened to stories about saltine crackers, firemen outfits, boyfriends, girlfriends, back surgeries, parents dying, and a great story about a little girl and her horse.

Each person had the same quality of kindness but each had their own unique smile.

This is not by accident. God did not just sprinkle the world with various people and then lean back to watch with amusement as we struggle to figure out the various relationships that we become entangled in. God knows what He is doing and is very deliberate into where His people are sent in their lives.

We are created in God's image and yet we all look different? How is that possible? How am I to sit in a circle of intelligent college students and prove that we all indeed "look" like God?

The answer?

Sit in a circle of college students and look around.

God is the shy one, the happy one, the sad one, the funny one, and the serious one. He can tell a great story and at the same time be serene to the point of boredom. He loves a night of sledding and then has no problem sitting in an easy chair and reading all night. He loves a good party and then has no problem going for a quiet walk before sunset. We are created in God's image and therefore our talents are God's talents.

We all spend so much time trying to "find" Go,d when in reality He spends a lot of time right under our noses. He is not an enigma who conceals himself with a cloak of secrecy...no...He is right out in the open. He is real.

When you go out into the world look for those who God has sent to be with you. When you clap your hands in appreciation for a job well done, when you shake someone's hand in thanks, when a shoulder is given for a good cry, and when laughter fills your head after a long night of anxiety. When a wink is given, a smile is flashed, and a good story is told.......

Make sure to say hello to God.

He's there.