Living Inside A Snowglobe

Maybe you're wondering why the title "Living Inside A Snowglobe"?  Well, that's actually what has been going through my head right now. You see, my mom and I were getting ready to head to Cincinnati this afternoon when, what do you know, she tells me that my brother Jeff is coming along. As if that's not bad enough, he is currently working on getting his 40 hours for his driver's license. Why such a bad thing? Because he is driving on the highway FOR THE FIRST TIME! Oh yeah, and I have no choice but to be his little backseat puppy. We're about an hour into the trip and thankfully I'm still alive. I spent the last hour being a 'backseat driver' and double checking his every move to make sure my life wasn't at stake. So now, after an hour, I'm finally comfortable removing my eyes from the road.

You see, this whole 'road trip' experience has actually taught me a lot. But I'll first explain the title and how it applies to what I learned. I began to look out the window and watched as trees, crazy houses, and clouds flew by. I was trying the whole look-at-the-clouds-and-make-a-picture-out-of-them thing. The only thing I could picture was that the clouds looked like waves crashing on the shore....that's the most creative I could be. Then I started thinking about how every time I'm at the beach I'm in awe of God and his entire creation. So then my mind starts going crazy thinking about God. As I looked out into the sky, it made me think of a snow globe. It's too hard for me to think of the earth as being round, so I started imagining it like a flat snow globe bottom with an arched top....it made perfect sense! Then I imagined God holding his little "snow globe earth", having total control over everything...like the song "He's got the whole world in his hands." Sooo comforting!

Another thing I've been learning, especially from a friend last night, is that I have to let go of the reigns. God needs to have total control over my life. Right now, as I'm riding in the car, I have no control. We could crash at any moment and my life would be over. But if I'm constantly worrying, that does me no good. In this car situation and with my whole life, God has control and I simply have to trust---bottom line.

Even as I wrote this post, we had a couple close encounters with on/off-ramp traffic. Please pray for our safety as we travel, and for my relationship with Christ. I'm beginning to realize that if my relationship is at a stand still, it can effect others. I need to be growing in my faith so I can spur others on. Holding each other accountable is sooo crucial, especially among leaders. If you have leaders that are struggling in their walk with the Lord, the group will be a reflection of those leaders. So pray about that, it's been on my heart for the last week or so. I  appreciate any prayers.

Back to cloud watching/sun set gazing!