Inactivity: Day 1 (let it rain)

Today we had something of an enforced Sabbath. Compliments of tropical storm Arlene, the streets were too slick for safe driving and outreach on campus would be somewhat futile (because no one would be hanging out there like usual), so we took a day off. I slept in (more so than usual) and hung out around the house all day. Sofia and I played with her stuffed (peluche) elephant (Jenni really likes elephants, remember) and dog and i learned alot about conditional love.

The thing about Sofia is, apart from being ridiculously adorable and very smart, she's a) an only child and b) something of a diva. So, anytime the game wasn't going how she wanted it ("no hagas eso, sam!"), she didn't want to play or be my friend ("no quiero jugar/ser tu amiga"). At first, i laughed about it... then i got tired of it... then, later, it made me think. How conditional is my love or my friendship? With other people, i can usually do a pretty good job of being friendly, even if things aren't going my way. But how does my heart look? Is it still loving? (not usually). With God, though, i don't even do a good job of being friendly. When the game isn't going how i want it to; when he asks me to do something i don't like... "i don't want to play anymore."

As far as the weather is concerned, although i don't like not-doing stuff (sometimes), i love that it's raining. It has been a long time since Mexico has gotten good rain. We had been praying for rain and God gave us a tropical storm; i can't wait to see him answer our prayers for the church. The thing is, this may turn out to be more rain than Mexico can handle (last time it got hit by a hurricane, the flooding destroyed some pretty central areas of Monterrey). I certainly hope that the things God does for the church are more tan it can handle; because that's when we rely best on God, when we know we're in over our heads. Hopefully, we'll be able to re-design our strategy to be productive whatever the weather...