thoughts and thoughts....

My mind is overloaded.

The biggest thing on my mind is school. I've spent this whole year studying 100 percent bible. I came into my program thinking I knew more bible than most college freshmen. I now realize I know basically nothing of this Book that could be studied a lifetime and its story never fully comprehended. Why would it make sense for a God who is so holy, so amazing and so beyond my simple comprehension, redeem a people who never seem to want Him for the most part? The story of the drama of His redemption is even hard to fathom sometimes. Its the most intricate story I have ever known.

-God saves the only righteous man named Noah from the destruction of the earth because of sin.

-A few thousand years later Abraham is chosen by God, and promised the earth will be blessed through him.

-God uses Moses to lead His people, Israel, into a land promised to them. He gives them the Law to follow, to show them that they are incapable of measuring up to His standards.

-David is promised an heir to the thrown forever.

-God sends the prophets to speak to His people a message that they need to return to Him and be obedient.

-God finally sends His son, Jesus, whom fulfills the covenants made to Abraham and David, and fulfills the Law in every way.

-The craziest part is this: The perfect son of God who never knew sin, died to pay for my sin and takes it away? Unbelievable.


I guess I will never be able to understand this thing called grace. I don't think we're meant to.

Ahh. I guess I just needed to vent.

Now that were past all of that.... I leave for Africa in 3 weeks. I dont know where all the time that I thought I had went. I decided to read Crazy Love, by Francis Chan before I leave. I only read up to chapter 2 and love it. So far the two main questions I have to ask from reading it are: "Who do I think I am compared to God?" And: "What am I doing that counts because of this knowledge of God? " Check it out if you haven't already read it. crazylovebook.com