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Gratefulness and God's Power

It's been a while since I last wrote an entry. I am constantly amazed at how quickly time goes by. This life truly is a vapor. What I really want to share is how easy it is to slip into an attitude of ungratefulness and self-reliance.

The recent earthquake in Haiti has left thousands upon thousands of people homeless, hungry, and vulnerable to to the evil that continues to march on. And these numbers don't include the ones that lost their lives in the earthquake.

Over the last two weeks we have experienced two earthquake tremors (small) that were enough to shake the buildings we were in. They lasted only for 3 seconds, but it was enough to remind me that I am not in control. I can't imagine what an earthquake that lasted for 30 seconds would be like. I am told that those 30 seconds were the longest of many people's lives in Haiti. We make plans, but God directs our steps. (I think that's somewhere in Proverbs or Psalms)

Also, the students at the academy where our children attend, put up signs to remind us to pray for the Haitians, and to be grateful for what we have been given. They were very poignant reminders of how we should direct our thinking. I'm including pictures of them with this blog.

Lastly, my devotion this morning included Psalm 75. God states in verse 3 , "When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who holds its pillars firm." Horrible events happen everyday and sometimes we need to be reminded that God is in control. He has ordered our steps, and will give us the grace to walk therein.

But while we're walking, let's travel with a heart of gratitude and be the hands and feet of Jesus to a lost and suffering world.