I think it's just a heart thing.

I've had a few things on my heart lately I've been wanting to share.

Have you ever noticed that absolutely nothing is coincidence? I think in many ways I've understood this my entire life, but it never really set in until this past week.
I began thinking about all of the little things that God does for us, and how easily they are overlooked. Too often do we take them with a grain of salt because as humans we expect that we deserve those little bits of goodness and happiness in our lives. The truth is, however, we deserve nothing. Everything we have is a blessing and gift from God. Without Him, we'd be nothing and we'd have nothing.

I posted a video earlier this week for Brandon Heath's song, "Give Me Your Eyes." This song has really spoken to me lately. Part of this, I think, is that when I'm driving to campus in the morning I tend to see a lot of homeless people. More often than not, I'm scared. If i'm stopped at a stoplight I'll tend to make sure my doors are locked. I'm not sure why I feel this way, but I've just always sort of been scared of homeless people. What's weird about this, though, is that I've always had this desire to do street outreach in big cities. Like Chicago, Boston, New York City, and L.A. But this song made me stop and think, "These people have lives, stories, families. And no matter what their circumstance, God loves them just as much as He loves me." It's been very encouraging this week as I've challenged myself to try to see the world through God's eyes.

Another song that I've heard a thousand times, is "Gone," by Switchfoot. The meaning never really set in until I was driving to Real Time on Thursday. And it just made so much sense. No matter how much we want, need, or have of material goods, they're going to be gone eventually. Everything diminishes. And it just brought me back to Economics. Supply and Demand. Diminishing Utility.
And then we have God. The one thing that's always there, that never fades, that never diminishes. He will be there for us no matter what, and when we turn our backs on Him, He will still be waiting with arms wide open.