March 6th 2009.

March 6^th 2009

You know why I like walks in the city so much? Because you see so much. You see people walking, homeless people sitting, drivers pissed off at the world, people crossing the street when they know they shouldnt, and of course, cab drivers that have no patience. As you can probably tell already, I went for a walk today.

I went to Walgreens. A local favorite place I go to. I had to take out some money so I thought I’d get some cash back at Walgreens. I bought a raspberry iced tea—which is always faithful. Every time I get a raspberry iced tea, I remember the time that I first came to Chicago. I was fascinated! It was so different from where I was from. I would walk the streets thinking to myself how lucky I was to be in such a beautiful city and place in life. It was something different. The new season in my life that I had been anticipating...and I knew God was trying to deal with me. He opened up doors for me to come to Chicago--and that keeps me so humble.

So as I was walking I was listening to music—of course. My ipod is ATTACHED to me. I hardly go anywhere without it. It is a necessary thing. Perhaps it’s an idol I need to get rid of, but God is working on me!

Anyway, as I was walking, I began to pray. I prayed about so many things…my life. Ministry. Life in general. Family. Relationships. My relationship. Everything else in between. And as I was walking—God gave me so much peace. I was at peace. I’ve been known for being anxious about everything. Flying on planes. Grades. Life. Just about everything. Its hard for me to believe that in invisible God can take care of things—where I on the other hand can get things done and do things on my own. But lo and behold, there I was walking. And I was at peace. Peace. I had a paper to do. Was I worried about it? No. I had fears about endless things. Was I afraid? No. I had to pack for my trip back home. Did I pack? No. Crazy. I had peace. On that note…I guess I just wanted to mention that in the middle of a crazy world—especially in the city where you have cars, ambulances, cops, homeless people, angry people..I found peace. Or did peace find me? Who knows. All I know is that I walked humbly with my God in peace.