No one but God

I have so many things and people on my heart and mind today. I have started writing three different blogs, but every single one is going in a different direction. I think the most important thing I can do today... Scratch that. I think the most important thing all of us can to today is realize how big our God is and glorify Him.

If you read yesterday’s blog, you already know I went to church in Athens yesterday morning. I always enjoy the ride to Athens. It gives me time alone with God, time alone to reflect, etc.  I’ve been thinking a lot here lately, but especially the past couple of days, about just how big our God is. He isn’t just God in your home, church, or community. He is the same God to nations throughout the world.

On my way home yesterday, I kept thinking about all of the things that have led me to this point in my life. I thought about how I was born in Ohio. I thought about being moved from there to Florida before I was a year old. After that we moved to Alabama when I was around four years old. Of course, I don’t remember those things, but I know that they are a part of who I am.

I can’t help but contemplate all of the divine orchestration in my life. For the life of me I can’t realize how I ended up from place to place; especially here lately. For example, I can’t explain how I ended up going to school at Athens and how I’ve been blessed since I’ve been there. I hadn’t ever heard of Athens State. I certainly didn’t know anyone there, yet Athens and some of the people there are growing near and dear to my heart. Proverbs 16:9 that, “A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps. I think that’s the reason I can’t explain it all. It was all in His plan and he just let me know that’s where I was supposed to go. He laid out the path and I knew I was meant to follow it.

It’s like Honduras. Who but God could have orchestrated such an amazing journey? Who could have planned that I would move back home after a year of college and eventually get a job with someone who had gone on an Emmaus Walk (which I’d never heard of at the time)? I went on the Emmaus Walk. It was fabulous. No one could have guessed that seeds that had been planted years earlier would be coming to life in the past 6 months. No one could have put Glenda and Gracie together on their walk and then Glenda and I together at work. There is no reason that Gracie and I should have ever had reason to make contact. No one could have planned all of that; No one but God.

No one but God could have placed me at Athens State University right at the time that I was being called to foreign missions. How could I have known that I would meet an amazing woman who had done missions and who would inspire me in such a way? Who could have planned that God would place Rwanda on my heart, put me in touch with this person, and through her, lead me to meet missionaries who go to Rwanda? I don’t now what is to come with that, but that isn’t the point. Again, no one but God could have placed us in each others’ paths.

Think about it. Think about how big your God is. Think about the divine orchestration in your life. Where did your journey begin? Where are you now? Think about your spouse. I know, I know. Some of you don’t want to. Nonetheless, who could have brought you together with your spouse except for God? Who could have created your beautiful children? No one but God could make the beautiful creations that are your children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews, etc.

No one but God would have sent their son to die for you. That’s why we are reminded in 1 Corinthians 6:20: “For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s”. How can I elaborate? No one but God would make an unimaginable place called Heaven for you to spend all of eternity. Come to think of it, most people on this earth don’t want to spend an hour much less an eternity with one another. God wants to spend all of eternity with us all though. We are His children. Just like you want only good things for your children, He wants the best for you. No one but God is so perfect, loving, and gracious.