Evidence...

My dad and step-mom have a house in North Carolina, and this past Friday we went to visit them there for the first time. My dad loaded us all up in his gator and we set off up this BUMPY road. As we neared the top, my dad said, "Keri, you aren't going to believe this..." As we broke through the woods and rounded the top of the climb, the view took my breath away...I seriously had tears in my eyes. Incredible. Majestic. Perfect.

"God thought this up," I thought to myself. He spoke it into existence out of nothing. He imagined it, spoke it, and out of nothing there was this...think about that. Really think about it.

And this is the same God who imagined you and made you. He fashioned every fiber of your being with His own hands. He knit you together in your mother's womb (Psalm 139). He knows each word you will say before you say it. When I really allow myself to think about these truths, it is almost too much for me. The same God who made outer space made me...and loves me...it's unbelievable really.

And yet it is true. It has to be. How else can we explain it? A big blast? It's silly, really...laughable. It had to be Him. Only He is great enough.

So whatever you may be facing, stop for a minute and think about the evidence of God's presence in your life. He is real, and near, and faithful. And He is good...so very, very good.

I am going to close this post with a video I took on my camera in South Africa of my new friends, Elizabeth and Elyse, singing in their language. At the end of the song, they sing it in English. The song says, "There is no one like You, Jesus. No one like You. You are the King of kings." Enjoy! And remember to scroll to the bottom of the blog and pause the music player to hear the video. Love you all!