Day 13

Day 13
June 5, 2011
I am tired of only seeking God when times are rough or if I have a difficult to decision to make. Sure I try to be as conscious of his presence in all areas of my life, but when my life is somewhere in between the goods and bads where do I find God? I hate to say it, but he is usually on the back burner waiting patiently for me to notice him again. He is always trying to get my attention in some way, but it is me who ignores his call. Of course this thought entered my mind today as I was pondering why God just can’t give me answers to life’s difficult questions. Things would be so much easier and life would be less stressful if I knew exactly what decision I needed to make. During this time I have been seeking God and humbling myself in prayer, but why don’t I do this all the time. I have decided it is really easy to think of God when we want something in the bad times or if we are in awe of His majesty in the goods…but once again… what about in the in between stages of our life. We are riding a smooth path without much intervention or troubles and also without the intervention of God. I would love to say I am the type of Christian who is a prayer warrior and is on fire for Christ all the time, but the fact is that I am not. I am simply human. I find it as a lame excuse, but hope everyone else would be able to relate to me at least in some extent.
Even in this time of question I must remind myself that God always has been faithful to me and has made all his plans my own even if it does not seem so right away. I will continue to trust Him in that. It is funny to me how God always ties things into life that we would never expect to occur. Nutrition has always been something that has intrigued me. Since being here I cannot tell you how many cases I see that can be prevented or treated by a simple change in diet or by having a clean water supply. For the past two weeks we have been entering data onto a program that calculated and measures the standard deviation for BMI, height, and weight for kids in the Indian state of Rajasthan . We will be traveling there by plane and then be taking five hour car rides all across the state to talk to different representatives from the 5 schools we have info on. I am really excited to see the true condition of the children there. According to the date it is really interesting to see how one of the schools is severely malnourished some are in between and another is above the normal deviation line. There could be flaws in the data without a doubt, but not so much that would create so much variance between the different schools. The internet is an unknown there so who knows if I will be able to keep you posted on everything we are doing, but prayers for safe travels, acceptance into certain areas, and hopes to get approval and funding for a new clinic would be appreciated! From Rajasthan we have such a great opportunity to go to Deli and Agra to see the Taj Mahal! I can’t wait and I really hope things follow though as planned! Until tomorrow Peace and Blessings!