Glory

These last couple weeks in India have been so spread across the board from our time in Pune to our time in downtown Delhi and even now to our time in Faridabad outside Delhi. Its been a time good time of ministry but also a lot of inconsistency. I feel like more than anything that has really defined our time up to this point. A number of times before we left as we prayed we really felt like God was speaking about interruptions and that ministry would really be in the small things. As I look now from a birds eye view at these last couple weeks I really see how God intended that to be. The moments of sitting with people and just doing life. While on the train we met a guy from Kashmir (disputed territory in northern India) named Danish who has spent a lot of time with us since weve been in Delhi. While in the hotel some of the girls made friends with some other backpackers who ended up coming to dinner with us most nights. These both were small moments but they were interuptions that turned into something so much more. By making ourselves available for God to use in the times that we find incontinent or inopportune weve allowed him to build a relationship with people who see a difference in the way we live. Weve allowed God to show his glory in the small things and found the joy in those.

The other day as a couple of us walked around old Delhi we came across this random building which was down a side alley and was mostly decaying, it had gorgeous carvings though so we decided to explore. Not only was the inside amazing but we discovered from a local that it used to be the courtyard for one of the kings on India. In this small back alley lie a building nearly 500 years old, forgotten and abandoned by the ones who once found it so amazing. Another man showed us a staircase along the inside that wandered to the roof. From the roof was one of the most amazing views of the old city and the red fort. It always amazes me how God works in the small things. The things so intricate and simple yet completely within his design always seen to be the things that bring me the most joy. The sheer fact that he allowed a day like this with a roof overhead and a family who loves and cares from me is a sign his glory. It is shown in the smile of a kid, the love of a friend, the food we eat everyday, or so many others if we really choose to look for it and find it each day. Find the joy in the glory that he shows you today in the small things.