thoughts

Yesterday Nathan and I took a trip up to Chicago with Mike, Bridgette and Vicky. We went to listen to Rob Bell. Our group has done a study of his and got alot out of it so when Bridgette heard he was coming to Chicago and suggested that we all go. He was doing his Drops of Stars tour. We were not sure what to expect heading up there but left with LOTS to think about.

The night was full of of 'wow- I had never thought of it like that' moments but one in particular stuck out to me.

thought:

There are events in life that happen to us that we have no control over.When these things happen (sufferings, hard-ships, loss, hurt ect) we turn to God and ask Why? We then turn our focus to the Why? instead of the What now? We often dwell on the Why instead of asking the What now? The What Now? is hard but can be most beneficial.
We can either become better or bitter.. How crazy true is that? I had never thought of it this way, but there are so many times that we continue to ask Why? and instead of becoming a better person and learning from what has happened we become bitter. Even crazier idea: we might not have consciously chosen to let it make us bitter but by not choosing to let it make us better us become that way. interesting huh?
The last part of the convo hit me the hardest. I really don't know why and I won't tell you too much about it in case you have the opportunity to go see him. I will just ask this...have you even noticed that when rain drops hit the pavement they make stars?
guess it really is all about how you look at things.

just before the show started

the group...minus Joe(he was at a meeting with Oprah), Hilary, Jonas and Hadleigh(she doesn't like Rob Bell yet!)

we are so thankful for such great friends!!