I'm not a kid person. They annoy me. A lot. They love me, and I'm good with them, but I don't like them much.
Now let me introduce you to Ellaleena.
We were in a place known as the Hole. It's completely poverty stricken, and the conditions are horrible. We were serving meals at a feeding center for lunch. The meals were basically rice and beans, and were typically the only meals these kids got. One meal a day six days a week.
As soon as I walked out of the door after lunch, this little girl grabbed onto me, and didn't let go the whole time I was there. I couldn't speak her language, but that didn't matter because I was there and loving her. She giggled and played with my hair, the whole time holding on to me. Look how happy she is in that picture.
God's power is evident in several aspects of this story. The most obvious is the changing of my heart. I'm still not a kid person, but He helped me to see through His eyes, to love the orphan and the widow and the less fortunate. For a small moment, I got to feel the compassion Jesus has for all of us, and I got to live out His love to this little girl. If it weren't for God's power, I would have been completely lost in the Hole. I can't speak Spanish to save my life, so I had very little idea of what was going on. I don't love children the way most girls my age do. Without God working through me, I would have been standing around confused in the corner. God can do all things. Language barriers are nothing to Him. He allowed us to communicate in a small and significant way.
Imagine what our lives would look like if we allowed God's power to work through us all the time. He can change hearts. He can overcome boundaries. He brings hope to the hopeless. He can do the miraculous and the impossible. He changed my life (see first post) and each day He is gradually changing my heart. He raises the dead.
"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline." - 2 Timothy 1:7
