I woke up with a big question on my head.  I wanted to know why God has blessed America so much…  I live in Orange County, yeah, the OC.  And I often experience a bit of culture shock when someone shows up in 300$ fur boots that they wear when it rains– once a year in SoCal.  But really, why would God bless us with abundance and others not as much?

Well I know for a fact that it is not because other countries are doing something wrong– All throughout the Bible we see instances of this similar situation.  Soddom and Gomorrah– Abraham tried to save them saying their may be a believer.  But God says that we should just mind ourselves, and he destroys the city after Abraham couldn’t find any believers.  And Abraham questioned why God would bring that kind of wrath on Soddom, were they doing something horribly different than I?  And the answer is, no, they were just as sinful as you and I– but unless I repent, the same will happen to me.

So although we have many ideas on why some Nations suffer greater than us, it is not true–  The only thing God says is that unless we repent, the same will happen to us.

Going back to America–  I was in a CHE seminar the other day, and it made me realize that sometimes we have to place the program in the location where it will cause the greatest change.  Sometimes, that location isn’t the same as the greatest need.  That can go into a very extended explanation, but in a sentence, thats the jest of it.  So– America.  We are definitely in a lifestyle of abundance, but maybe God thinks we can make the greatest change in the world should we follow Him.  We are all disciples and we are all commissioned to go out into the world and make more disciples.  Doesn’t mean we are better than anyone by any means!  If anything we are worse for ignoring that call.

I have the privilege of going to Mexico today, and its also my good friend and bro, Russell’s, 21st birthday today.  I am excited to see where God takes him as our 3 roommates have been being transformed into servants of a mighty God.

Cheers!