Amazing, eye-opening, mind-blowing, mind-boggling, majestic, (insert other synonyms here).
Not only did Rob Bell uses the Bible to explain spirituality, he also used science.
Don't you normally see people categorizing things so that things scientific has nothing to do with it being religious, so as to speak.
But during the whole hour or so of his video, it will just make others think otherwise.
Thinking that things are or can be related.
He said so much that it is insanely just wow.
I will go on about that tomorrow.
One thing that I would like to share is what I got from one of his last story.
It was about his friend going to West Africa.
His friend and others were getting food to the place that there were in because of the famine that the area was suffering from.
And when they finally had food for the community, it was just like it was a festive season.
Tent were set up, people were celebrating away.
Firstly, to this point, it made me feel that we are such wasteful people, inconsiderate people and ungrateful people.
To think that we have any food that we want, unlike the people who can't afford food, and yet we still have the guts to not finish our food and throw them away.
Don't you just feel that we're wasting the food that others are wishing, hoping and praying that they could have?
I think the reason why people tend to say "think about the African people" when people do not finish their food is because they are just considerate on the inside.
Yes, you not finishing your food doesn't mean that you can send your food to Africa.
But it does help knowing that you are not throwing away the food that can satisfy them when they are starving, it really does help.
All of us just need to be more thankful and grateful for the things that we can afford and get in our lives.
Not only for food, but for every single aspect in our lives.
Back to the story, during the celebration, and far away, it was seen that there was a tornado.
It was on a straight path headed towards them.
But just as the tornado was at the side of the patch of land that they were located, it literally stopped, "moved" along the side of the land and continued on its path.
I mean, doesn't this just make your jaw drop?
How could a tornado stop suddenly, move along the sides of a land, and continue its original way that it was headed to?
What I got from this is just that it amazes me how real God is.
No matter what the circumstances are, God is always there.
Sometimes we might not feel His presence, but He is always there.
Sometimes we might be celebrating too much too even think about God at that point of time, but He is always there.
Sometimes when we are in the midst of a celebration, God is also there watching us, rejoicing with joy together with us.
Sometimes God just work wonders.
He work miracles.
He creates things that we have no explanation for.
God was there watching over all of them present at that celebration and ensured their safety.
Having a "safety bubble", "safety gate" surrounding them in order for the tornado to not ruin the entire place.
But we have to know that God is not only there with us when we are happy, celebrating or things like that, He is always there with us regardless of our emotions and situations.
When we are down, He is there.
When we are troubled, He is there.
When we are in need, He is there.
When we are worried too much, nervous, He is there.
He is just with us every second of the day.
He will never leave our side.
That is just one thing that really spoke to me when Rob Bell told his audience this story.
God is never away from you, especially during times when you are in need of Him.
Sometimes even though we do not feel His presence, He is still there.
No matter what our emotions are, He is still there.
That is what I wanted to blog about..
And now that I'm done, I'm heading to my sleepyland now.
I may not make any sense to you, and if so, I apologize.
I think it is due to the fact that my brain is a little down now because of my sleepiness.
I'll try to explain a little more tomorrow.
But for now, it's sleepy time.
Goodnight lovelies.
Xoxo.
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