Sunday, September 12, 2010

Totem pole

Wow! What an amazing summer I had! God has done an amazing work in my life. You would be blown away. God really used me in an amazing way! When I came to the Ilsand, my relationship with God wasn't real. When my dad was a pastor in Florida, I pretty much thought I was fine. I went to church every Sunday and sang the worship songs each time I went. I thought I was living the perfect Christian life. Then, the tables were turned. My church fell apart. We left. My dad got a job on the word of life Island. I had no idea what an amazing summer awaited me or what amazing people I would meet, like Stephanie Paun. Stephanie was God-sent to me, I'm certain! We would talk all the time about new things I should give to God or something I should pray about. But of all the things she told me, one of my favorites was about the example of a totem pole. She explained how we are like the tree, and God is the artist. He takes his knife, and tries to make us into something beautiful. But, as he carves us and shaves us, someimes it is very painful. It was hard to let God correct me. In fact sometimes it's even painful and scars are left. It sort of reminds me of 9-11. America froze as two planes hit the twin towers. Thousands died;Pain. We have sorrowful memories;Scars. People started questioning God. No one understood it. But I believe God used 9-11 to shape America. I think God used it to help us realize that we must not forget that though we are a free country, we will have bumps in the road, but we just have to get back up and let God work in us and someday, we will be a beautiful totem pole.