The first day of work was good. I am building a barn for a well known orthodontist in our area. It's pretty neat. The guys made me stay on the ground though. I was so anxious to actually help on the roof, but they wanted me on the ground. :( Not my style, but I will work towards the roof. They said that I am the best help the have had so far. So that was a great compliment. They didn't think I was much at the beginning of the day, but by the end they started calling me 'Muscles' and realized that I am just a country girl who enjoys working on outside stuff. One of the guys said he was impressed that I actually have a tool set and keep it in my car [thank you Joseph]. I am going to work out the rest of the week and see what I think at the end...In the meantime, I am going to stay on top of the hospital job and also apply at the Honda factory. I think I could like that job.
Ok, so we take a drastic leap to a recap of church tonight.
Tonight in the youth service, Brian did not preach. He put a video in and let the video play for our message. It was from the 'Indescribable' tour. Louie Giglio was preaching. This message was soo amazing! He was talking about how small we really are in comparison to the universe. [I encourage you to get that DVD if you can...it is worth it] He kept talking about the various things that are so far out that we have no clue about. It was really interesting.
At one point in this message he said this, "We are only a tiny speck floating on tiny kosmos in space." How awkward to be told, but oh so true. If you were to look at the entire universe...right off, you would not even be able to find the milky way, much less the solar system, much less earth, much less north america, much less alabama. Ai yo! We are a speck! That just proves how much more awesome God really is. He is ASTRONOMICALLY AMAZING!!
Another thing that completely blew me away...even though we are just on this tiny blue speck in this tiny solar system we live in...God chose to create us. Each of us intricately designed so that He could use US for the purpose that HE has for each of us. Out of this whole huge universe we live in...God chose to come to EARTH to come and die for US. That simply amazes me. Life could have been anywhere out in the universe, but God chose to give us life, send His Son to die for us, and gives us the chance for life AGAIN!! Holy Gotham City Batman!! "When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?"
Why should He have come to die for me? Why would He even consider paying the ransom for me? It all comes down to the love He has for each of us. He loves us so much that we could NEVER fathom, imagine, or dream of such a great amount. He who made the universe, the milky way, the solar system, earth, north america, alabama; stretched out His arms, allowed them to nail Him to a cross like a thief, and He died for you and me. If that don't make you shout, I don't know what will.
Again, I encourage you to get a hold of this DVD. It is soo good. I hope that it touches you as it has me. As bad as this sounds, I have a new appreciation for my Savior. I didn't realize all that was out there and how much He surpassed to get to me and to have a relationship with a sinner such as me.
