the glory of God...and then me.

I've been reading Francis Chan's new book, Crazy Love, as of late. I picked up a copy after getting to spend a little bit of time with Francis and Lisa (his wife) in Kampala on the Passion World Tour. Talk about a seriously interesting couple. I wish I could have spent days with them. They have a heart for Uganda (among everything else they are passionate about) and are just two of the coolest people I have ever met. In the brief moments I was able to talk to them, they both made an impression on me that will have a lasting effect. And so, when I got back to Atlanta, I went and bought Francis' book that had just come out. And yep...it does a pretty good job of expressing the passion I saw and felt in the time I was with them. So, that's my plug for Crazy Love. Go get it. It's not a big book, so don't be intimidated. :O)

Something that I have been learning about lately is the glory of God. (And, that's why I referenced the book...just so it doesn't seem like a random intro...read the book, you will get it.) During the few months that I was working at Buckhead Church and working for Passion (those long, crazy weeks....), it sometimes felt that I was just working to work. That everything I was doing was just meaningless. But then there would be these moments when God would gently (or not so gently) remind me/show me that what I was doing was not for my benefit. It was a part of His story, something He was working out for His glory. And then I actually went on the Passion World Tour and those moments just became amplified and in my face. To be honest, those moments are sometimes not easy to take...you realize how ridiculous your doubt was/is in the face of God's glory, mercy, grace, and love. And at the same time, you just take it all in and let it wash over you....freeing you from that doubt. Crazy. What an amazing journey it was...and continues to be.

Now, the moments are much quieter. Not so large. But they are still there. The glory of God is still so evident. I see more and more of His story and less and less of mine. That is my desire and prayer. That MY life be less and HIS story be all the more clear. No matter what that means.