Let Go and Let God

This week I flew about three thousand miles from Greenville, South Carolina, a place that is full of material blessing, and ended up in La Cuenca, Costa Rica, a place full of poverty.  Although these two places are vastly different, I observed with my own eyes that God is present amidst the suffering across all the earth.  The beautiful people of La Cuenca and Guarari live in makeshift shacks built from tin scraps among streams of sewage.  They have what many Americans would consider unlivable conditions, yet somehow these people's generosity shows no bounds.  The host families always made sure that their students were given the very best of the little they possessed.  They demonstrated perfectly through their selflessness that nothing on this earth or anything in all creation belongs to anyone.  It's all His.  Everything is God's.  With the comprehension of this truth, how do so many of us continue to live lives in which we desperately cling onto the fading pieces of a finite world?  Instead, we should live lives in which our security is found in an infinite God.  An example of someone who lives this way is Hugo, a man who has dedicated his life to God through his ministry called Smiles with Hope.  His ministry provides a much needed light for the community of La Cuenca.  For more information on Smiles with Hope, check out their Facebook page, it is truly a selfless and purposeful ministry that has helped many.  Through all of this, I have come to a greater understanding that we truly need to let go and let God.  This experiences helps give greater understanding to Psalm 46:10 which reads "be still and know that I am God."

Tyler Bradley