Connectivity

I hopped on a plane last Wednesday night and flew to Washington, DC.  A mere 14 hours, 2 brothers, 2 parents, and one memorable White House visit later, I took off again, back to Houston Hobby; only to switch bookbags, drive to Houston Intercontinental, and meet my friends on a (delayed! *surprise face*) Spirit flight to San Jose.

YES: I am already a card-carrying member of Team Too Much Int'l, Inc (TTMI).
Thx -Mgmt

When I landed in Costa Rica on Thursday night, I switched my phone off Airplane Mode and immediately the upper right-hand corner of my phone screen said "Movistar LTE."  When we hopped on the bus Friday morning to head to our weekend getaway on the Carribbean coast, my phone dropped to "3G."  By the time we were en route and far enough outside of San Jose but not yet near Limon, my phone declared that there was "No Service," and in an effort to save energy, I just sent my iPhone back to Airplane purgatory. It was still on, fully functioning as a glorified MP3 player, but it had no connectivity and lost most of its purpose.

I have been in many places where cell service has either been restricted (my work office), or just nonexistent (my brother's apartment). With no apps to use or even Apple music to browse, all I had available was what I already had stored to the hard drive.

Yes, if you're churchy you already know where this is going...

I get the same feeling of purposelessness when I am not filled and connected to my source - the Lord. Without God, I go astray.  I get angry much more easily, I lose a lot of my functionality, and eventually, the further I wander from His presence, I check out.  A pastor once reminded me that "God never leaves you or forsakes you, so if you feel far away from him, guess who moved?" 

Yep. 

Straight. Like. Dat.

In our highly connected society, sometimes we forget that there are still isolated places with no service, so we gotta seek out hotspots to renew our connectivity.  After a few days of asking every waiter for "la contraseña del WiFi", I realized that the only way that I can get through my days is by consistently asking God for his guidance and his presence in my life.

For example, next time I'm leaving a country and the customs folks want me to completely unpack my luggage, I'll pray instead of causing a scene.  Or if my boss throws an unexpected loop in my work plans, instead of complaining, I can ask God to help lighten my load so that I can shift my focus and be productive.

What's in it for you? How will you access God in your life today? Life is meant to be lived abundantly.  So what are you waiting for?! I know I'm not!

As we seek peace in our world, let us also seek the source of peace, and get connected with him; that through him we may find rest, peace, and true joy in his presence.

Today's Countries: Glorioso Islands, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guadeloupe, Guernsey, Guinea