Back to reality........

I have been back to the US from Honduras for almost two weeks. It's amazing how even just a week in a third world country being exposed to extreme poverty can change someone's attitude. I am always so humbled by their faith. They have nothing. Literally nothing. Sometimes just a shack for a house (basically sticks and mud put together with a very flimsy tin roof - what they could find in the dump). All this, and yet they have faith. When you have nothing else to rely on, you have to have faith. Think about it. Say you were out of money, friends, resources and had nothing left. As a Christian you would have to cry out to God. He would be your only hope. I don't cry out to God unless I "need" Him. How much more could He do with my life if I relied on Him for everything? If I cried out to Him for the little things? We have so much. Most of us have jobs, a house, a car, put away money for retirement, etc. Should we abandon those things because we're Christians? No. We should be responsible with what the Lord has entrusted us with, but we should also listen to His voice and use those resources for things that He wants to accomplish. I have been privileged to serve in Honduras five times. This time was much harder. It was hotter, rolling black outs, and I was cooking. I also got sick. Something that had not occurred before. I thank God for these experiences. I can withstand a little bit of discomfort to do His will. I learn so much from Pastor Ray every time I go. I learn about patience, humility and walking with the Holy Spirit. He talked a lot about that this time. He has the ability to take a bunch of people that are strangers, gel them into a team working together and leave as friends. God has used Him for great things. He has always been willing to walk through the doors the Lord has opened for Him. I don't want to be like Pastor Ray, but as he tries to be, more like Christ.