What a whinge bag!?!!

Why is life so good? And why do I continue to find stuff to complain about at every turn?

Today it was - why do I have class so early? (That's a 9am folks!) Why does the TA not have anything for us to do? Why can't I just sleep? I have an hour and a half to kill - why don't I have anything to do? Why do I have to stand in line for so long? Why can't I eat? Why is it so windy? (It was beautifully sunny with stunning blue skies!) But why isn't it warm enough for me to sit outside without a jacket? Why do I have to do Spanish? Anyway... you get the picture. The list is endless.

And YET... I am in the States, on a study abroad at the U of I at Urbana-Champaign. I am involved in the Navigators and have such incredible friends through that. Tonight I went to a friend's gig. He was playing at the Canopy club and it was just fun to see and spend that time with friends. Afterward, we went to Merry(or Mary) Ann's diner and sat for two or so hours and chatted and laughed. And really, just had a great time. I have some amazing friends. I am surrounded by Christians, who believe the same things I do and have the same hope and peace I do. The same God I do. And then I bike home with the beautiful starts above and get back to my room, which is filled to burst with more stuff than I could possibly want and a comfy bed. It can't get any better!
And then I get an email from a woman who was a missionary in Vietnam who first went out in 1956 and to think what she has gone through - having to leave the country in 1975, a husband dying of Leukemia, her daughter being denied a visa because of her recent involvement in the making of a Jesus film. And I'm sure she's been through much much more than she would tell me in an email.

And yet, I carry on complaining. In fact, I'll probably complain the minute, the second I publish post. And why, because I'm a sinner. I am unfaithful. And yet, God is sooooooo faithful. He will never 'leave me nor forsake me'. How amazing!? That I have such a God. And he blesses me so much! He blesses us all in such different ways, but it is his blessing all the same. To remember that even the difficult moments are a blessing from him - that is the challenge!

GOD IS GOOD!