Do you know how big the world is? At first it seems like such a ridiculous concept to even begin to think about, but honestly, do we really know? Sure, I mean, there are scientific measurments stating the EXACT miles, latitude, longitute and whatnot...but think of it from a different angle...
Let's say there are 7 billion people in this world...and less than a billion live in America..that's 6 billion+ people living in the depths of the earth that we have never set foot on (not including those who have past away)..
That's so huge! And it completely blows my mind that I am containing myself to a tiny little suburb in some high-maitenence part of Florida. Lately I've been trying to really have the wisdom to understand how huge the earth is...and the more I think about it, the more I want to set sail for India, Sudan, Norway, Madagascar, Sri Lanka...all these countries that have people busy with their own lives and who are just living...just like me. It's so humbling...the moment I start to think that I am the center of the universe and that my world extends as far as Disney World, I stop and think of the never-sleeping cities in China that had millions of people in that city alone..I stop and think of each pair of eyes that are screaming out to be loved..and I just wish I could fill their hearts with truth and happiness--with hope that their lives DO mean something...
..But the exciting thing is that I know the One who CAN do that...and it's up to ME to see that each heart has the chance to be filled! How awesome is it to have such a responsibility! How amazing is it to KNOW that, through Christ, I indeed have the capacity to love with an unconditional love that can heal the deepest cuts and smooth the roughest edges. So, WHY are we wasting time? LOVE EACHOTHER! Help instead of judge, hope instead of critisize, and please, please love instead of hate. "Hate is easy; Love takes courage." Be courageous.
Let's say there are 7 billion people in this world...and less than a billion live in America..that's 6 billion+ people living in the depths of the earth that we have never set foot on (not including those who have past away)..
That's so huge! And it completely blows my mind that I am containing myself to a tiny little suburb in some high-maitenence part of Florida. Lately I've been trying to really have the wisdom to understand how huge the earth is...and the more I think about it, the more I want to set sail for India, Sudan, Norway, Madagascar, Sri Lanka...all these countries that have people busy with their own lives and who are just living...just like me. It's so humbling...the moment I start to think that I am the center of the universe and that my world extends as far as Disney World, I stop and think of the never-sleeping cities in China that had millions of people in that city alone..I stop and think of each pair of eyes that are screaming out to be loved..and I just wish I could fill their hearts with truth and happiness--with hope that their lives DO mean something...
..But the exciting thing is that I know the One who CAN do that...and it's up to ME to see that each heart has the chance to be filled! How awesome is it to have such a responsibility! How amazing is it to KNOW that, through Christ, I indeed have the capacity to love with an unconditional love that can heal the deepest cuts and smooth the roughest edges. So, WHY are we wasting time? LOVE EACHOTHER! Help instead of judge, hope instead of critisize, and please, please love instead of hate. "Hate is easy; Love takes courage." Be courageous.
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