"Proud Father"

Is has been a interesting transition from the deep south to Chicago. Here are a few of the changes we have experienced.

* Crazy Weather!
* Extremely cold (Freezer Burn)
* From Southerners to the entire planet (nationalities)
* Great food (smell it everywhere)
* People not as friendly
* Traffic
* Did I say traffic?
* High Gas prices (almost $4.00)
*Tight space (I can shake my neighbors hand out my window)
* Lack of parking
* Crazy drivers (they pull out in the middle of the road)
* Da bears and cubs...
* Much more

The most radical change has been that when we talk to people some laugh at the way we talk (southern drawl). I always thought we talked normal, but they see us as from another planet. In spite of our strange way of talking (again I think it is normal), my daughter Haley was chosen by the school to represent the entire school for Earth Day. She is speaking in front of the entire school today representing the south (ha!) What can I draw spiritually from this? I'm glad you asked.

1 Cor 1:26-31
For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. 27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; 28 and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, 29 that no flesh should glory in His presence. 30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God -- and righteousness and sanctification and redemption -- 31 that, as it is written, "He who glories, let him glory in the LORD." NKJV

God chooses the things that we consider foolish to confound the wise.

* God chooses the unlikely. Whoever you would pick, no not him.

* God chooses those nobody else picks (least likely to succeed).

* God chooses the failures, those who are down and pulls them up to display His power.

* God picks the impossible to display His power, so that He gets all the credit.

* If you are last, God will take you from the back and walk you to the front and say there is my grace.

If you are facing a impossibility and everyone has counted you out, watch out you are a prime candidate for God to turn your life around and show you off to the world.

Blessings,
Craig Sloan

PS- Did I say I'm proud of Haley (you go girl!)