Really I'm Just a Speck

I realize we've been writing on here well before we'll ever be in London, but I think that all started when we wondered if we'd ever get to London at all! Well, I finally received some news yesterday. I got an email from the visa center telling me that my visa had been approved and was on its way!! Yes, it was incredibly exciting to find out that my visa had been approved (a miracle within itself) but more than that, I realized that it was going to take three days for them to mail it here, meaning it might not make it. So, at first, I was completely elated and a little sad all at once, since we'd have to change the plane tickets.

I tried not to have those feelings - I've been trying to follow God's word where it reads "Rejoice in the Lord always" (Philippians 4:4), meaning that I was going to be rejoicing in God's plan for us no matter if the visa was approved or showed up on time or not. Yet as I continued to read the email, I saw that my visa was being overnighted to my house! How is this possible, when the visa center said that it would always take at least 3 days mailing time to receive documents and that they never make special circumstances for anyone?? God! That is the only way.

At that moment, my mind was a little blown. I realize that the God of the universe, who is so big and mighty and great, had decided to let things go completely smoothly in my little, ridiculous life. Why would He, who has the entire world to care for, and who surely could have made a plan for me if the visa had not shown up on time, care to make this miracle (and yes, I say miracle, folks) happen? Honestly, I started to cry, because I realized that He didn't have to do that for me, but He did anyway. Because He loves me, because He wants to make me happy.

And what do I do in return? I am selfish, I care about only myself and my own troubles. God is so amazing and good! And I'm not one to use the word amazing unless something REALLY is amazing...

This all made me think about this video I've seen online before. It's from the website Symphony of Science, in which they make autotune montage videos of scientists. It's kinda weird, but mostly awesome. Anyway, my favorite is posted here:




Carl Sagan, one of the main scientists featured in the video, could never believe in a sovereign God who could create the universe. Yet I believe this video holds immense proof of God's presence in our world. Think about the lyrics "The beauty of a living thing is not the atoms that go into it, but the way those atoms fit together" - isn't that just true? For we are "fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psalm 139), handcrafted by the Creator? And He took the time to make each and every one of us. Yet at the same time, as Bill Nye comments, "I'm just a guy standing on a planet, really I'm just a speck." This is true as well. We're just a speck in the great cosmos that God has created, and yet at the same time, He doesn't just rule over us, He wants to have a completely close relationship with each of us. He wants to be our friend, to speak with us everyday. I guess that's why I enjoy this video so much, is because it makes me think about all those things.

I'll be leaving in a few days for the United Kingdom - keep Seth and I in your thoughts and prayers during this time - we'll be sure to keep you updated on all our adventures, as I'm sure they will occur, since weird things just seem to happen to me...